Sui and Tang · Official

Xu Shang 徐商

Attested AD 820 - AD 870

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu Shang was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 820 to AD 870 五世孫商
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 113, passage 233
AD 850 to AD 870 徐商辟署鹽鐵府
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passage 175

Family

Descendant of Xu Yougong (徐有功)
fifth-generation descendant 五世孫 · 5 generations
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 113, passage 233

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 175

Events and relationships

Relation Patron of · Person Liu Zhan (劉瞻)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passage 175

References in the histories

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

（商彥若） (Shang Yanruo)

五世孫商。 His fifth-generation descendant was Shang.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 181Volume 181 Biographies 106: Chen, Three Li's, Cao, Liu · 1 passage

徐商辟署鹽鐵府，累遷太常博士。 Xu Shang recruited him to the Salt and Iron Commission; he rose to erudite of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.