Xu Gu (許古) | 24 Histories

Overview

Xu Gu was an official.

PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1213 to AD 1216 貞祐初
Directly stated · History of Jin 130, passage 79

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Younger daughter of Xu Gu (許古次女)
daughter 女
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 130, passage 80
Parent of Elder daughter of Xu Gu (許古長女)
daughter 女
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 130, passage 80
Spouse of Lady Liu (劉氏)
wife 妻
Directly stated · History of Jin 130, passage 78

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 130Volume 130 Biographies 68: Exemplary Women: The Wife of A Lin; The Wife of Li Baoxin; The Wife of Han Qingmin; Lei Fu, née Shi; Kang Zhuzhu; The Wife of Li Wen; The Wife of Li Ying; The Wife of Xiang Qi; A Luzhen; The Wife of Sahe Nian; The Wife of Xu Gu; Feng Miaozhen; Lady Pucha; Lady Wugulun; The Wife of Su Lan; The Wife of Mang Ge; Lady Yin; Lady Bai; Nie Xiaonü; The Wife of Zhong De; Lady Li of Baofu; Zhang Fengnu · 3 passages

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古者女子生十年有女師，漸長，有麻枲絲繭之事，有祭祀助奠之事； In antiquity a girl of ten was given a female tutor; as she grew she was taught hemp and ramie work, silk and cocoon-reeling, and how to assist at sacrifices and offerings;

許古妻劉氏，定海軍節度使仲洙之女也。 The wife of Xu Gu, née Liu, was a daughter of Zhongzhu, military commissioner of the Dinghai Army.

貞祐初，古挈家僑居蒲城，從留劉氏母子于蒲，仕於朝。 Early in Zhenyou, Gu moved his household to Pucheng, left Lady Liu and their sons there, and took office at court.