Overview
The translated histories identify Xu Shipu as a general. This record brings together 15 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xu Shipu | 徐世譜 | Xú Shìpǔ |
| Alternate | Marquis Huan | 桓侯 | |
| Alternate | Xingzong | 興宗 | Xīngzōng |
| Alternate | Xu Shipu | 徐世譜 | Xú Shìpǔ |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Uncertain
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · chenshu:013:s0005
Roles
- General
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天嘉四年 · Western Year: AD 563 · Age: Value: 55 · Reckoning: suiExplicit · chenshu:013:s0033
Age
- Years: 55 · At: deathExplicit · chenshu:013:s0033
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: Liang service · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 563Explicit · chenshu:013:s0003
- Source Date: Text: 天嘉元年 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · chenshu:013:s0029
- Source Date: Text: 天嘉四年 · Western Year: AD 563Explicit · chenshu:013:s0033
- Source Date: Text: 永定二年 · Western Year: AD 558Explicit · chenshu:013:s0027
- Source Date: Text: 紹泰元年 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit · chenshu:013:s0024
Family
- Kin of Xu Shixiu (世休)Kinship Term: younger paternal cousin / 從弟 · Line: paternal · Subject Relative Age: younger
Career and standing
- Label: supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant / 員外散騎常侍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0009
- Label: credential-holder, trustworthy-faith general, inspector of Xinzhou / 使持節、信武將軍、信州刺史 · Action: appointedExplicit · chenshu:013:s0014
- Label: palace attendant and left guard general / 侍中、左衛將軍 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 紹泰元年 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0024
- Label: protector-general / 護軍將軍 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 永定二年 · Western Year: AD 558Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0027
- Label: secure-the-west general and administrator of Xuancheng / 安西將軍、宣城太守 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 天嘉二年 · Western Year: AD 561Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0030
- Titles: supernumerary scattered-cavalry regular attendant, inspector of Xinzhou, protector-general, secure-the-right general, administrator of Xuancheng, Right Grand Master with Splendid Happiness
- Title: Marquis of Yufu · Households: 1000Explicit · chenshu:013:s0014, chenshu:013:s0019
- Posthumous Name: Marquis HuanExplicit · chenshu:013:s0034
Places and affiliations
- Label: Yufu, BadongExplicit · chenshu:013:s0005
Learning and skills
- Label: naval warfare and warship construction
Events and relationships
- Event: Red Pavilion Lake naval battle · Result: defeated Hou Jing and captured Ren Yue alive · Date: Source Date: Text: 侯景之亂 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552 · Kind: historical-event · Role: participantExplicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0010, chenshu:013:s0012
- Event: battle at Hushu · Result: defeated Hou Zijian · Kind: historical-event · Role: participantExplicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0016
- Event: capture of Yingzhou · Result: Song Zixian surrendered · Kind: historical-event · Role: participantExplicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0013
Assessments and attributes
- Label: exceptionally daring, strong, ingenious, and skilled in naval warfare · Provenance: Mode: narratorExplicit · chenshu:013:s0007, chenshu:013:s0026
- Label: became blind from illnessExplicit · chenshu:013:s0032
References in the histories
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