Overview
Xu Zhicai was a Physician, Official, and Astrologer.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern QiBook of Wei
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Civil and Bright | 文明 | |
| Alternate name | Master Xu | 徐郎 |
Life and dates
Death
- Age 80Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 184
Age
- 80Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 184
Attested activity
- AD 562 大寧二年春Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 107
- AD 534 to AD 537 天平中Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 88
- AD 568 天統四年Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 128
- AD 526 孝昌二年Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 84
- AD 546 武定四年Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 89
- AD 570 武平元年Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 144
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- AD 561 皇建二年Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 103
- AD 550 禪代Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 100
- AD 550 魏武定八年五月 / 天保初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 49, passage 53
- AD 550 齊將受禪Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 110, passage 184
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Xu Zhan (徐謇)cousin-grandfather 從祖Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 85
- Kin of Xu Kang (徐康)elder cousin 從兄Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 68
- Parent of Xu Lin (徐林)eldest son 長子Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 186
- Child of Xu Xiong (徐雄)father 父Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 66
- Parent of Xu Tongqing (徐同卿)second son 次子Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 187
- Spouse of Wife of Xu Zhicai (徐之才妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 180
- Sibling of Xu Zhifan (徐之範)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 108
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 33 Volume 33 Biographies 25: Xiao Yuanming; Xiao Zhi (Liang); Xiao Tui; Xiao Fang (Liang); Xu Zhicai 58 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30 Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang 5 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 49 Volume 49 Biographies 41: Arts 1 passage
- Book of Wei, Chapter 110 Volume 104: Author's Preface 1 passage
Career and standing
- physician 醫術Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passages 82, 86
- inspector of Yan province 兗州刺史AD 568 天統四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 128
- left vice director of the imperial secretariat 尚書左僕射AD 568 天統四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 128
- secretariat director 秘書監AD 546 武定四年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 89
- inspector of Western Yan province 西兗州刺史AD 561 皇建二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 103
- attendant-in-ordinary / palace attendant 侍中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 101
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- director of the imperial secretariat 尚書令AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 146
- inspector of Zhao province 趙州刺史Appointed · Negated takeup trueDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 102
- left vice director of the imperial secretariat 尚書左僕射AD 570 武平元年 · ReappointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 144
- golden purple light grand master 金紫光祿大夫TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 91
- Earl of Chiyang county 池陽縣伯EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 101
- Prince of Xiyang commandery 西陽郡王EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 146
- posthumous duke of Situ and recorder of secretariat affairs 贈司徒公、錄尚書事Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 185
Places and affiliations
- At Danyang 丹陽Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 65
Learning and skills
- Classic of Filial Piety 孝經Recited · Age 5Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 67
- SummonedInstitution Imperial Academy 太學 · Age 13Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 72
- Skill medicine 醫術 · Level supremeDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 129
- Skill astronomy and prognostic texts 天文圖讖Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 93
Works and attributed material
- Laozi 老子Relation StudiedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 68
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi (文宣帝)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passages 108-111
- Speech · Speaker · With Zhou She (周舍)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 70
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passages 96-97
Events and relationships
- CuredDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 104
- Discovered adultery and avoidedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passages 181-182
- Prognosticated deathDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passages 112, 119
- TreatedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passages 132-133
- Urged Xianzu to accept abdicationAD 550 魏武定八年五月 / 天保初 · Political · AdvocateDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 49, passage 53
- Urged abdicationPolitical · AdvocateDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passages 96-98, 100
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- Relation Treated by favor · Person He Shikai (和士開)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 145
- Relation Treated by favor · Person Lu Lingxuan (陸令萱)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 145
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment insolent / indulgent court favorite · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passages 172, 183
- swallow jawPhysical descriptionDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 75
References in the histories
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