Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member and Official

Xu 頊

Attested AD 557

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu was a Royal Family Member and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 557 十一月景申
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 74

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of the Founder (高祖)
elder brother's son 兄子 · paternal line · Through Daotan (道譚)
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 74
Child of Daotan (道譚)
elder brother's son 兄子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 74

Career and standing

gentleman of the central secretariat 中書侍郎
Held
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 74
King of Shixing 始興王
AD 557 十一月景申 · Inherited
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 74
ritual standing equal to reigning kings 禮秩一同正王
AD 557 十一月景申 · Granted
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 74

Places and affiliations

Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Enfeoffed under
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 74
Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 74

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 2Volume 2: Emperor Wu 2 · 1 passage

兄子梁中書侍郎頊襲封始興王，弟子梁中書侍郎曇朗襲封南康王，禮秩一同正王。」 His nephew Xu, former Liang gentleman of the central secretariat, inherited the enfeoffment as King of Shixing; his younger brother's son Tanlang, former Liang gentleman of the central secretariat, inherited as King of Nankang—their ritual standing equal to that of reigning kings."