Overview
The translated histories identify Xu Yuanwen as an official and statesman. This record brings together 6 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xu Yuanwen | 徐元文 | Xu Yuanwen |
| Surname | Xu | 徐 | Xu |
| Given | Yuanwen | 元文 | Yuanwen |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · qingshigao:275:s0150
Roles
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 二十三年 · Western Year: AD 1684Explicit · qingshigao:271:s0013
- Source Date: Text: 二十八年 · Western Year: AD 1689Explicit · qingshigao:271:s0052
- Source Date: Text: 康熙二十九年 · Western Year: AD 1690Explicit · qingshigao:275:s0150
Family
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- Parent of Xu Shusheng (徐樹聲)Kinship Term: son / 子
- Sibling of Xu Qianxue (徐乾學)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder
- Kinship Role: sons and younger relatives · Quantity: plural-unspecifiedExplicit · qingshigao:275:s0150
Career and standing
- Label: Grand Secretary / 大學士 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二十八年 · Western Year: AD 1689Explicit · qingshigao:271:s0052
- Label: Left Censor-in-Chief / 左都御史 · Action: demoted-from · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二十三年 · Western Year: AD 1684Explicit · qingshigao:271:s0013
- Label: Grand Secretary / 大學士 · Action: heldExplicit · qingshigao:275:s0150
- Status: retired · Action: grantedExplicit · qingshigao:275:s0151
Places and affiliations
- Label: Qing / 清 · Relation: servedExplicit · qingshigao:275:s0150
References in the histories
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