Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Courtier

Xu He 徐紇

Attested AD 525 - AD 528

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu He was a Courtier.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 525 to AD 528 孝昌以後至明帝崩前
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 1, passages 59, 74

Events and relationships

Pressed empress dowager
AD 528 明帝崩、孝莊即位前後 · Political · Favorite · With Empress Dowager Ling (靈太后)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 74

Assessments and attributes

Assessment favorite-wielding-power-illegitimately · Mode speech Speaker Gao Huan (高歡)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 59

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 59

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 1Volume 1 Annals 1: Emperor Shenwu 1 · 2 passages

以明公雄武，乘時奮發，討鄭儼、徐紇而清帝側，霸業可舉鞭而成。 With your might, my lord, rise now, strike down Zheng Yan and Xu He, cleanse the emperor's side—and dominion over the realm is yours at a flick of the whip.

于於時魏明帝銜鄭儼、徐紇，逼靈太后，未敢制，私使榮舉兵內向。 At that time Emperor Ming of Northern Wei loathed Zheng Yan and Xu He, who dominated Empress Dowager Ling, but dared not move against them openly; he secretly urged Erzhu Rong to march on the capital.