Ming · General

Xu Zengshou 徐增壽

Attested AD 1402

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu Zengshou was a general.

Life and dates

Death

Executed in secret · Cause Plotting an inside response
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 177

Attested activity

AD 1402 建文四年六月癸丑
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 177

Career and standing

left commander-in-chief 左都督
Held
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 177
Executed
Execution
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 177

Places and affiliations

Ming 明
Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 4, passage 177

Events and relationships

Plotted to open Jinchuan Gate
Plot · Conspirator · With Zhu Di (燕王)
Directly stated · History of Ming 4, passage 177

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Gongming · 1 passage

乙丑，燕兵犯金川門，左都督徐增壽謀內應，伏誅。 On the yichou day, the Yan army struck the Jinchuan Gate; Left Commander-in-Chief Xu Zengshou plotted to open the walls from within and was quietly put to death.