Overview
Xu Huo was an official, nephew of Xu Guang.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Song
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Wantong | 萬同 | Wàntóng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 428 五年Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 134
Age
- AD 428 五年Years 51 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 134
Attested activity
- AD 424 元嘉初Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 112
- AD 426 三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 92, passages 113-114
- AD 428 五年Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passages 133-134
- AD 401 晉安帝隆安末Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 105
- AD 402 to AD 404 桓玄輔政Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 92, passages 106-107
- AD 420 永初初Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 110
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- AD 404 玄敗Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 92, passage 108
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Xu Guang (廣)Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 103
- Kin of Xu Guang (徐廣)Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 233
- Child of Xu Miao (邈)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 104
- Child of Xu Miao (徐邈)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Song 55, passage 233
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Administrator of Shixing 始興太守AD 424 元嘉初 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passages 112, 130
- Bearer of the Staff 持節AD 428 五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 133
- Commander of Guang and Jiao military affairs 督廣、交二州諸軍事AD 428 五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 133
- General of Tranquil Distance 寧遠將軍AD 428 五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 133
- General Who Pacifies the Yue as Household Gentleman 平越中郎將AD 428 五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 133
- Inspector of Guangzhou 廣州刺史AD 428 五年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 133
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- Gentleman of the Granaries Section 尚書倉部郎AD 404 玄敗 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 108
- Secretariat Gentleman 秘書郎AD 404 玄敗 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 108
- Erudite of the Imperial University 太學博士AD 401 晉安帝隆安末 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 105
- Magistrate of Shanyin 山陰令AD 420 永初初 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 110
- Marshal of the Garrison Army under Xu Xianzhi 徐羨之鎮軍司馬AD 420 永初初 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 110
- Merit Officer 功曹AD 404 玄敗 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 108
- Adjutant in the Central Army 中軍參軍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 109
- Adjutant of the Army Pacifying the South 鎮南參軍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 108
- Gentleman of the Rites Section 祠部HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 109
- Left Assistant in the Secretariat 尚書左丞HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passages 109-110
- Magistrate of Yongshi 永世令HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 109
- Marshal of the Army Establishing Might 建武司馬HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 109
- praise and reward for pure achievements 褒賁，以旌清績AD 426 三年 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 132
- Not assumedAD 428 五年 · Died before assuming officeDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 134
- dismissal from office 免豁官Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 107
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Jin 晉 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passages 104-105
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passages 110, 112
- At Gumu in Dongguan 東莞姑幕Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 103
- At Guangzhou 廣州 · Relation Appointed toDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 133
- At Shanyin 山陰 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 110
- At Shixing 始興 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passages 112, 130
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- At Yongshi 永世 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 109
- Organization Imperial University 太學 · Relation Served inDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 105
Works and attributed material
- AD 426 三年Memorial · Author · Direct quotation · Extent s0114, s0115, s0116, s0117, s0118, s0119, s0120, s0121, s0122, s0123, s0124, s0125, s0126, s0127, s0128 · Addressed to Emperor Wen (太祖) · Mode quoted-document Speaker Xu Huo (徐豁)Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passages 114-128
- Argument · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0106 · Addressee Topic whether the Prince of Langye should receive added obeisance · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Xu Huo (徐豁)Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 106
Events and relationships
- Achieved notable results in commanderyAdministrative · AdministratorDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 129
- Relieved famineRelief · Administrator · At Shixing / Lingnan 始興／嶺南Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 131
- Submitted three point memorialAD 426 三年 · Political · MemorialistDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passages 113-114
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Xu Xianzhi (徐羨之)Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 110
- Relation Subordinate of · Person He Wuji (何無忌)Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 108
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment frugal, diligent, orderly, and generous; famine relief surpassed even good magistrates of antiquity · Mode quoted-document Speaker Emperor Wen (太祖)Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passages 130-131
- Assessment pure, clean, diligent, and reverent, renowned in the office he served · Mode quoted-document Speaker Emperor Wen (太祖)Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 135
- Assessment skilled and clear in principle; esteemed by his age after serving as two assistants and three magistrates · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 111
- AD 426 三年Item two hundred bolts of silk and a thousand hu of grain 絹二百匹，穀千斛 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 132
- AD 428 五年Item a hundred thousand cash and a hundred bolts of cloth for burial 錢十萬，布百匹 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 137
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 103
- argued that added obeisance applied only to inner and outer military officials, so the Prince of Langye should not receive it because the Grand Steward and Minister over the Masses were not military postsDirectly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 106
References in the histories
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