Xu Jingye (徐敬業) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Xu Jingye as a general and rebel. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Xu Jingye	徐敬業	Xu Jingye
Personal name	Xu Jingye	徐敬業	Xu Jingye

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiutangshu:085:s0043, xintangshu:113:s0044

Roles

General
Rebel

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: AD 684 · Western Year: AD 684
Strongly inferred · xintangshu:113:s0044
Source Date: Text: 文明元年 · Western Year: AD 684
Explicit event contextual date · jiutangshu:085:s0043

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 85Volume 81 Biographies 31: Cui Dunli, Lu Chengqin, Liu Xiangdao, Li Jingxuan, Li Yiyan, Sun Chuyue, Le Yanwei, Zhao Renben · 1 passage

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文明元年，起為括蒼令，與徐敬業作亂伏誅。 In the first year of Wenming, Recalled as magistrate of Kuo'ang, he joined Xu Jingye's revolt and was put to death.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 113Volume 113 Biographies 38: Tang, Zhang, Xu · 2 passages

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後除括蒼令，與徐敬業起兵，誅。 Later appointed magistrate of Kuocang, he joined Xu Jingye's rebellion and was put to death.

有韓紀孝者，受徐敬業偽官，前已物故，推事使顧仲琰籍其家，詔已報可。 Han Jixiao had accepted a post from Xu Jingye's rebel regime and was already dead. Investigating commissioner Gu Zhongyan was seizing his estate after imperial approval.