Overview
Xu was a king of Guangling.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 117 六年四月乙巳Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 123
- BC 117 孝武帝之時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 145
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Dan (旦)brothers 兄弟 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 145
- Sibling of Hong (閎)brothers 兄弟 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 145
- Child of Emperor Xiaowu (孝武帝)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 123, 145
Career and standing
- King of Guangling 廣陵王BC 117 六年四月乙巳 · At Guangling 廣陵 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 123, 125, 145
- King of Guangling 廣陵王BC 117 六年四月乙巳 · ConferredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 123, 134
- bulwark and support for the Han 漢藩輔BC 117 六年四月乙巳 · Han border bulwark · Charged asDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 125
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 125
- BC 117 六年四月乙巳At Guangling 廣陵 · Relation Enfeoffed inDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 123, 145
- BC 117 六年四月乙巳At southern lands 南土 · Relation Enfeoffed inDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 125
Events and relationships
- Invested as king of guanglingDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 123
- Received red earth altarBC 117 六年四月乙巳 · Ritual · Recipient · Item Altar of the Red Earth 赤社Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 124
Assessments and attributes
- BC 117 六年四月乙巳Item Altar of the Red Earth 赤社 · Relation ReceivedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 124
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 123
References in the histories
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