Xu Wensheng (徐文盛)

Overview

The translated histories identify Xu Wensheng as an administrator, general, military officer, and named individual. This record brings together 29 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Xu Wensheng	徐文盛	Xú Wénshèng
Courtesy	Daomao	道茂	Dàomào
Given name	Wensheng	文盛	Wénshèng
Given	Wensheng	文盛
Surname	Xu	徐	Xú
Surname	Xu	徐
Alternate	Xu Wensheng	徐文盛	Xú Wénshèng
Personal name	Xu Wensheng	徐文盛	Xu Wensheng
Personal name	Xu Wensheng	徐文盛
Personal name	Xu Wensheng	徐文盛	Xú Wénshèng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · chenshu:025:s0041, liangshu:044:s0171, liangshu:046:s0022
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liangshu:030:s0189

Roles

Administrator
General
Military Officer
Named Individual
Official

Life and dates

Death

Manner: died-in-prison · Place: prison
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0049

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: Hou Jing rebellion · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:013:s0149
Source Date: Text: Taiqing collapse at Yingzhou · Western Year: AD 549
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:030:s0189
Source Date: Text: 侯景之役 · Western Interval: Start: AD 548 · End: AD 552
Explicit · chenshu:025:s0041
Source Date: Text: 大同末 · Western Year: AD 546
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:046:s0026
Source Date: Text: 大寶 · Western Year: AD 551
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:044:s0171
Source Date: Text: 大寶元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 550
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:004:s0097
Source Date: Text: 天監初 · Western Year: AD 502
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:046:s0024
Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:046:s0029

Family

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Child of Xu Qingzhi (徐慶之)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Spouse of Lady Shi (石氏)
Kinship Term: husband / 夫 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
Kinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband

Origins and identity

Statement: family served Wei as generals for generations
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0023

Career and standing

Label: commander of six prefectures / 督梁南秦沙東益巴北巴六州諸軍事 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0030
Label: commander of the north face of the city / 城北面都督 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0043
Label: inspector of Qin / 秦州刺史 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0030
Label: Left Guard general / 左衛將軍 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0030
Label: staff bearer and inspector of Ning / 持節、督寧州刺史 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0026
Status: imprisoned · Action: jailed · Authority Person Id: Shizu (世祖)
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0045
Status: stripped-of-office · Action: stripped · Authority Person Id: Shizu (世祖) · Note: ten crimes; corruption
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0044

Places and affiliations

Place: Pengcheng / 彭城
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0022

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Ren Yue (任約)
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0047

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Other Person Id: Ren Yue (任約) · Place: Shell Ford / 貝磯
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0033
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: fled-to-Jingzhou-after-Yingzhou-fell
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0042, liangshu:046:s0043
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: raised-tens-of-thousands-for-relief · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0029
Kind: political · Role: correspondent · Action: secret-contact-with · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景)
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0040
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: stalemate-with · Other Person Id: Ren Yue (任約) · Place: Wuchang / 武昌
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0031
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: took-over-father-troops
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0025
Event: attack on Ren Yue at Fanshan with Zhou Jiong · Kind: historical-event · Role: participant
Explicit · chenshu:013:s0149
Relation: favored-by · Person Id: Gaozu (高祖)
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0025
Relation: superior-of · Person Id: Wang Xun (王珣)
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0032
Relation: superior-of · Person Id: Yin Yue (尹悅)
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0032
Relation: superior-of · Person Id: Du You'an (杜幼安)
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0032

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: began with merit but could not finish his name; unrighteous · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0151
Assessment: lost will to fight after wife returned; army resentful · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0040
Assessment: reformed barbarian customs through sincerity and authority · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · liangshu:046:s0028