Sui and Tang · Official and Writer

Xu Zong 許縱

Attested AD 807

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xu Zong was an official and Writer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 807 元和李锜
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 181, passages 67-68

Events and relationships

Wrote required military document
Political · Drafter · With Li Qi (李錡)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 181, passages 67-68

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 181Volume 181 Biographies 106: Chen, Three Li's, Cao, Liu · 2 passages

或言許縱能軍中書，紳不足用。 Someone said Xu Zong could write the needed document and that Shen was useless.

召縱至，操書如所欲，即囚紳獄中，锜誅，乃免。 Zong was summoned, wrote as required, and Shen was thrown into prison; he was freed only when Qi was executed.