Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Military Officer

Xu Kan 徐龕

Attested AD 349

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu Kan was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

Killed in battle holding credentials · At Daipi 代陂
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 160

Attested activity

AD 349 石季龍死
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passages 154, 158

Career and standing

superintending protector 督護
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 158

Places and affiliations

Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 158

Events and relationships

Captured
Military · Commander · With Zhi Zhong (支重) · At Pei 沛
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 158
Defeated and killed
Military · Commander · With Li Tu (李菟) · At Daipi 代陂
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 160
Relation Subordinate of · Person Chu Pou (裒)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passages 158, 160

Assessments and attributes

Assessment grasped his credentials unyielding · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 160

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 93Volume 93 Biographies 63: Imperial Affines · 3 passages

先遣督護徐龕伐沛，獲偽相支重，郡中二千餘人歸降。 He sent Xu Kan against Pei, captured the rival regime’s minister Zhi Zhong, and won over two thousand local people.

魯郡山有五百餘家，亦建義請援，裒遣龕領銳卒三千迎之。 Five hundred hill households in Lu rose in support and begged help; Chu Pou sent Xu Kan with three thousand picked troops to link up with them.

龕違裒節度，軍次代陂，為石遵將李菟所敗，死傷太半，龕執節不撓，為賊所害。 Xu Kan ignored orders, camped at Daipi, and was crushed by Li Tu, Shi Zun’s general; over half his men fell, and Kan died holding his baton of command.