Overview
Xu Xian was a Military Officer.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Wei
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 543 to AD 550 武定前後Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 51, passages 71, 73
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Xu Zigong (許子躬)Directly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 73
- Child of Younger Brother of Xu Zigongson 子
father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 51, passage 73
Career and standing
- aide in the Central Troops Bureau under the Grand Commandant 太尉中兵參軍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 73
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Wei 東魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Wei 51, passage 73
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Wei 51, passage 73
References in the histories
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