Dates uncertain · Academician and Hydraulic Official

Xu Shang 許商

Dates uncertain

Passages: 9
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Xu Shang as an official and scholar. This record brings together 9 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Xu Shang	許商	Xu Shang
Title	Guanglu Xun	光祿勳
Personal name	Shang	商
Personal name	Xu Shang	許商	Xǔ Shāng
Personal name	Xu Shang	許商
Given		商	Shang

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:070:s0253

Roles

Official
Scholar

Career and standing

Guanglu Xun (Superintendent of the Imperial Household) / 光祿勳
Explicit · hanshu:070:s0253
Name: Academician / 博士
Explicit · hanshu:038:s0138
Name: Minister of Works / 將作大匠
Explicit · hanshu:038:s0156
Name: River-dike Commandant / 河隄都尉
Explicit · hanshu:038:s0166

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 38Volume 29: Treatise on Rivers and Canals · 6 passages

事下丞相、御史，白博士許商治尚書，善為算，能度功用。 The case went to the chancellor and censors, who consulted Academician Xu Shang - a Documents specialist skilled in calculation and cost-benefit assessment.

宜遣焉及將作大匠許商、諫大夫乘馬延年雜作。 Yang Yan should be sent together with Minister of Works Xu Shang and Remonstrance Grandee Chengma Yannian to work jointly.

商、延年皆明計算，能商功利，足以分別是非，擇其善而從之，必有成功。」 Xu Shang and Yannian are both strong in technical calculation and cost-benefit assessment. They can sort right from wrong; choose the best option and success should follow."

河隄都尉許商與丞相史孫禁共行視，圖方略。 Dike commandant Xu Shang and chancellery clerk Sun Jin conducted a joint inspection and drew up response plans.

許商以為「古說九河之名，有徒駭、胡蘇、鬲津，今見在成平、東光、鬲界中。 Xu Shang replied, "Ancient records name among the Nine Rivers channels such as Tuohai, Husu, and Gejin, and their traces still lie around Chengping, Dongguang, and Ge.

公卿皆從商言。 The court's top ministers sided with Xu Shang.

Book of Han, Chapter 70Volume 60: Du Zhou · 1 passage

案師丹行能無異，及光祿勳許商被病殘人，皆但以附從方進，嘗獲尊官。 Consider Shi Dan: there was nothing exceptional in his conduct or ability. Xu Shang, Superintendent of the Imperial Household, suffered from a disabling illness. Both obtained high office only by attaching themselves to Fangjin.

Book of Han, Chapter 117Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 · 2 passages

既通大義，又講異同於許商，遷奉車都尉。 Once he had the larger outlines, he argued fine points with Xu Shang and was promoted to Privy Coachman.

是時許商為少府，師丹為光祿勳，上於是引商、丹入為光祿大夫，伯遷水衡都尉，與兩師並侍中，皆秩中二千石。 At the time Xu Shang was Minister of the Lesser Treasury and Shi Dan was Chamberlain for Attendants. The emperor brought Shang and Dan into court as grand counselors of the household, promoted Ban Bo to chief commandant of waters and parks, and had him serve as Palace Attendant together with his two teachers; all held the salary rank of fully two thousand piculs.