Xu Shao (許劭) | 24 Histories

Overview

Xu Shao was a scholar and Official.

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Zijiang	子將	Zijiang

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Xu Xun (許訓)
son of great-uncle 從祖之子 · paternal line · Through Xu Jing (許敬)
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 75, passage 269
Kin of Xu Jing (許敬)
great-uncle 從祖 · paternal line · 2 generations · Through Father of Xu Shao, Grandfather of Xu Shao
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 269
Kin of Xu Xiang (許相)
grandson of great-uncle 從祖之孫 · paternal line · Through Xu Jing (許敬), Xu Xun (許訓)
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 75, passage 269
Sibling of Xu Jing (許靖)
elder cousin 從兄 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passages 271-272
Child of Father of Xu Shao
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 75, passage 269

commandery merit assessor 郡功曹
Held
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passages 254, 273

Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation Lived under
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 75, passage 246
At Pingyu in Runan 汝南平輿
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 246
At Pingyu 平輿 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 246
At Runan 汝南 · Relation Native of
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 246
At Yingchuan 潁川 · Relation Visited
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 259

Skill judging character and human relations 人倫 · Level renowned
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passages 248, 264

Character appraisal · Speaker · With Cao Cao (曹操) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 267
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passages 261-263

Caused yamen to reform conduct
Administrative · Incoming clerk
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 256
Coerced into verdict
Political · Appraiser · With Cao Cao (曹操)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passages 265, 267
Did not attend burial
Ritual · Absentee · With Chen Fan (陳蕃)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 260
Excluded from ranking
Administrative · Merit assessor · With Xu Jing (許靖)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 273
Monthly character rankings
Scholarly · Appraiser · With Xu Jing (許靖) · At Runan 汝南
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 275
Visited Yingchuan elders except Chen Shi
Travel · Visitor · With Chen Shi (陳寔) · At Yingchuan 潁川
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 259

Show 6 more source-backed claims

Relation Friend then estranged · Person Li Kui (李逵)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 271
Relation At odds with · Person Xu Jing (許靖)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passages 271-272
Relation Refused to visit · Person Xu Xiang (許相)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passages 269-270
Relation Appraiser of · Person Fan Zizhao (樊子昭)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 249
Relation Served under · Person Xu Qiu (徐璆)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 254
Relation Appraiser of · Person He Qia (和洽)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 249

Assessment despised Cao Cao · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 267
Assessment public opinion thought less of him for excluding Xu Jing · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 274
Assessment strict about reputation and integrity from youth · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 75, passage 248