Overview
The translated histories identify Xu Zhifan as an aristocrat, official, pharmacist, and physician. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xu Zhifan | 徐之範 | Xu Zhifan |
| Title | Prince of Xiyang | 西陽王 | |
| Personal name | Zhifan | 之範 | Zhifan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · beiqishu:033:s0108
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Official
- Pharmacist
- Physician
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 開皇中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 600Explicit · beiqishu:033:s0190
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大寧二年 · Western Year: AD 562Explicit · beiqishu:033:s0108
- Source Date: Text: 開皇中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 600Explicit · beiqishu:033:s0190
Family
- Sibling of Xu Zhicai (徐之才)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother
Career and standing
- Label: director of the imperial pharmacy / 尚藥典御 · Action: heldExplicit · beiqishu:033:s0108
- Label: minister of ceremonies / 太常卿 · Action: heldExplicit · beiqishu:033:s0188
- Title: Prince of Xiyang / 西陽王 · Action: inheritedExplicit · beiqishu:033:s0188
Places and affiliations
- Label: Northern Zhou / 周 · Relation: servedExplicit · beiqishu:033:s0189
References in the histories
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