Overview
Jingcheng was an official and General.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Chen
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Xu Jingcheng | 徐敬成 | Xu Jingcheng |
| Posthumous name | Reflective | 思 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 575 太建七年Age Value: 36Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 103
Age
- 36AD 575 太建七年Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 103
Attested activity
- AD 568 光大二年Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 12, passages 75, 78
- AD 567 光大元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 87
- AD 561 天嘉二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 84
- AD 563 天嘉四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 85
- AD 575 太建七年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 103
- AD 570 太建二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 89
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- AD 573 太建五年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 92-93
- AD 572 太建四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 91
- AD 558 永定二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 82
- AD 557 永定元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 81
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Xu Du (徐度)father 父
son 子Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passages 2, 78, 83, 89, 105 - Parent of Chang (敞)son 子Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 105
Career and standing
- cloud-banner general 雲旗將軍AD 567 光大元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 87
- inspector of Bazhou 巴州刺史AD 567 光大元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 87
- inner attendant to the crown prince 太子中舍人AD 561 天嘉二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 84
- administrator of Wuxing 吳興太守AD 573 太建五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 92
- administrator of Yuzhang 豫章太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 86
- crown prince's attendant 太子舍人AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 82
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- direct-communication scattered-cavalry regular attendant 通直散騎常侍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 99
- gentleman for compositions 著作郎AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 80
- overseer of North Yanzhou 監北兗州AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 96
- overseer of Wu commandery 監郡AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 83
- right guard commander of the crown prince 太子右衛率AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 91
- upright-power general 貞威將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 86
- xima 洗馬PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 82
- inspector of South Yuzhou 南豫州刺史RecalledDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 90
- inspector of An 安州刺史RestoredDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 102
- fief increased by five hundred households 增邑五百戶IncreasedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 99
- scattered-cavalry regular attendant 散騎常侍PosthumousDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 104
- Duke of Xiangdong 湘東郡公AD 572 太建四年 · InheritedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 91
- heir to the Duke of Xiangdong 湘東郡公世子AD 561 天嘉二年 · InvestedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 84
- EndedAD 558 永定二年 · CaptivityDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 82
- EnteredAD 570 太建二年 · Mourning leaveDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 89
- EnteredDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 81
- SucceededDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 78
- Removed from officeDismissal · Reason arbitrary punishments and executing newly submitted menDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 101
Places and affiliations
- At Qushan 朐山 · Relation GarrisonedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 100
- At Suyu 宿預 · Relation GarrisonedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 102
Learning and skills
- Skill discernment and literary association 識鑒 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 79
Events and relationships
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 81
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 88
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 86
- Northern campaignDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passages 93, 95, 97-98
- Took command of father troopsDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 85
Assessments and attributes
- bright from childhood, fond of books, quick and sharp in repliesCharacterDirectly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 79
References in the histories
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