Xu Hao

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1. 733 監察御史 開元
2. 733 節度使判官 開元
3. 744 從事 天寶
4. 744 金部員外郎 天寶
5. 755 州刺史 天寶
6. 759 州刺史
7. 761 州刺史 上元
8. 761 州長史 上元
9. 762 中書舍人
10. 767 州刺史 大曆
11. 767 州刺史 大曆
12. 767 御史大夫 大曆
13. 767 節度使 大曆
14. 768 吏部侍郎 大曆
15. 773 郡別駕 大曆
16. 781 王傅 建中

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• 定 諡號

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• 書法家
• 詩人

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1. [1] Life dates Xu Hao was born in 703 and died in 782; a birth year of 702 is also preserved.
   • CBDBXu Hao (94305)This source gives Xu Hao’s name, birth year 703, and death year 782.
   • Souyun徐浩 (15190)All three biographical entries give Xu Hao’s life dates as 703–782.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This authority record gives a 703 birth range and a death range beginning in 782.
   • WikidataXu Hao (Q11070799)This item labels him Xu Hao and preserves both +0702 and +0703 birth values, together with a +0782 death value.
2. [2] Identity Xu Hao is identified as a Tang-dynasty calligrapher and poet.
   • CBDBXu Hao (94305)This source places Xu Hao in the Tang and classifies him as a calligrapher and poet.
   • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The biographical entries describe his calligraphy and preserve poems attributed to him.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This authority record explicitly calls him a Tang-dynasty calligrapher.
3. [3] Names His courtesy name was Jihai, and the other forms Gongmiao, Xu Jihai, and Xu Gongmiao are also attested.
   • CBDBXu Hao (94305)This source lists Gongmiao and Jihai as names marked as courtesy names.
   • Souyun徐浩 (15190)All three entries give his courtesy name as Jihai.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This record lists Xu Jihai and Xu Gongmiao as additional name forms.
   • WikidataXu Hao (Q11070799)The item’s name claims include Gongmiao and Jihai.
4. [4] Origin His origin is variously given as Yuezhou’s 剡縣 or 郯縣, with Donghai as his commandery lineage; Tongzhou and Yanshi are also given as native places, and Huzhou as an ancestral place.
   • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The address fields list Tongzhou, Yanshi, Donghai, Huzhou, and 剡縣, distinguishing native-place and ancestral-place entries.
   • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entries give Yuezhou 郯縣 and Yuezhou 剡縣, identify modern Shengzhou, and give Donghai as the commandery lineage associated with modern Lianyungang.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This record places his birthplace in Yuezhou.
5. [5] Family His father is named as Xu Qiao or Xu Qiaozhi; his son was Xu Shu and his son-in-law Luo Xiang.
   • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The kinship fields identify Xu Qiaozhi as father, Xu Shu as son, and Luo Xiang as son-in-law.
   • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The biographical entry calls him a son of Xu Qiao.
6. [6] Examination and first appointment In 717, Xu Hao passed the Mingjing examination and was appointed registrar of Lushan.
   • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The examination field gives Mingjing, while the office fields give the Lushan county registrar post.
   • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entries give the fifth Kaiyuan year, equivalent to 717, and his appointment as Lushan registrar.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This record also states that he was selected through the Mingjing examination.
7. [7] Recommendation and early offices Zhang Yue recommended Xu Hao after recognizing his talent; his early offices included Lizheng Hall and Jixian posts, Taizi xiaoshu, and You shiyi.
   • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields list Taizi xiaoshu, Jixian palace service, and You shiyi.
   • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entries describe Zhang Yue’s recommendation and give Jixian, Taizi xiaoshu, and You shiyi appointments.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This record says that Zhang Yue praised his talent and recommended him as Lizheng Hall academic editor.
8. [8] Kaiyuan career In 733 he entered the Youzhou military governor’s staff, became a censor and a Heyang magistrate, and later served in the Eastern Palace; the last title has two recorded forms.
   • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields list the Youzhou military-governor aide, censor, Heyang magistrate, and Taizi siyi lang posts, with 733 as a beginning year.
   • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The biographical entry dates the Youzhou appointment to Kaiyuan 21 and gives the censor, Heyang, and Taizi siyi lang sequence.
9. [9] Tianbao offices During Tianbao he held the Xingbu langzhong and Sinong shaoqing posts, as well as appointments as congshi, Jinbu yuanwailang, and Duguan langzhong.
   • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields list congshi, Jinbu yuanwailang, Duguan langzhong, Xingbu langzhong, and Sinong shaoqing.
   • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entry places the Xingbu langzhong and Sinong shaoqing offices in the Tianbao period.
10. [10] Career during the An–Shi upheaval During the An–Shi upheaval, Xu Hao followed Xuanzong to Shu and rose from Zhongshu sheran to Shangshu youcheng and Guozi jijiu.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields list Zhongshu sheran, the Shangshu youcheng variant, and Guozi jijiu.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entries describe his journey to Shu with Xuanzong and his successive Zhongshu sheran, Shangshu youcheng, and Guozi jijiu appointments.
11. [11] Work for both courts After Suzong’s accession, Xu Hao drafted many imperial edicts and participated in documents for the retired emperor; he also drafted all the proclamations for Xuanzong’s transfer of the throne and worked in both courts’ literary offices.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entries state that many edicts came from his hand and that he participated in the retired emperor’s formal documents.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This record states that Xu Hao prepared all the proclamations for Xuanzong’s abdication, participated in both courts’ literary work, and received unusual favor.
12. [12] Additional offices one His other offices included the Longqiu county commandant, Leizhou inspector, Mingzhou subprefect, Gongzhou county commandant, Xiangyang defense commissioner, and Jixian palace posts.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields give these titles together with Longqiu, Leizhou Prefecture, Mingzhou, Gongzhou, and Xiangyang.
13. [13] Additional offices two His other cishi postings were at Lujiang, Xiangyang, Nanhai, and Xiangzhou; he also held the Lingnan selection and censorate offices, while Shangshu youcheng has a Shangshu youchengxiang variant.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields list cishi posts at Lujiang, Xiangyang, Nanhai, and Xiangzhou, another cishi post, the Lingnan selection office, the censorate, and Shangshu youchengxiang.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The transmitted office title in this entry is Shangshu youcheng.
14. [14] Demotion to Luzhou In 761, Li Fuguo’s slander led to Xu Hao’s demotion to governor’s aide of Luzhou.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields assign the Luzhou zhangshi post to 761.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)Both entries state that Li Fuguo’s slander caused the demotion to Luzhou zhangshi in the second Shangyuan year.
15. [15] Daizong career Under Daizong he returned as Zhongshu sheran, served as Gongbu shilang, became Duke of Kuaiji County, held Guangzhou and Lingnan commands in 767, and became Libu shilang in 768 while sharing responsibility for appointments with Xue Yong.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields list Zhongshu sheran, Gongbu shilang, Guangzhou cishi, Lingnan military governor, and Libu shilang, with 767 and 768 as beginning years.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entries give the Daizong sequence, Kuaiji County Duke title, the 767 Guangzhou appointment, the 768 Libu appointment, and the joint selection work with Xue Yong.
16. [16] Censure at Guangzhou While serving in Guangzhou and overseeing selection, Xu Hao accumulated wealth, favored Hou Mochen, whose interference in government brought him contemporary censure.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This record says that during his Guangzhou appointment and control of selection he accumulated wealth, favored Hou Mochen, whose conduct affected government, and was censured by contemporary opinion.
17. [17] Mingzhou demotion After an offense, Xu Hao was demoted to Mingzhou bie jia; a Mingzhou jun bie jia appointment is dated to 773.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields give a 773 Mingzhou jun bie jia appointment.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The biographical entry states that an offense led to his demotion to Mingzhou bie jia.
18. [18] Dezong and ennoblement In 781 Dezong summoned Xu Hao as tutor to Prince Peng; he held the Kuaiji County Duke title before advancing to Duke of Kuaiji Commandery.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The office fields give the Prince Peng tutor post beginning in 781.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entries preserve both Kuaiji County Duke and Kuaiji Commandery Duke titles and the 781 appointment as tutor to Prince Peng.
19. [19] Death and posthumous honors Xu Hao died of illness in 782 at age eighty, received the posthumous rank Junior Preceptor of the Crown Prince, and was given the posthumous name Ding.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)This source gives the 782 death year and the posthumous name Ding.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entries state that he died of illness in the third Jianzhong year at age eighty, received Junior Preceptor of the Crown Prince, and was posthumously named Ding.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This authority record gives a death-date range beginning in 782.
    • WikidataXu Hao (Q11070799)This item gives the posthumous name Ding and a +0782 death value.
20. [20] Calligraphy and prose Xu Hao excelled in calligraphy, especially cursive and clerical scripts, wrote on forty-two screens, mastered eight script forms, and was also an accomplished prose writer.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)This source classifies Xu Hao as a calligrapher.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entries describe his mastery of the eight script forms, particular skill in cursive and clerical scripts, and ability in prose.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database徐浩 (A008847)This record describes his skill in cursive and clerical scripts, his refined calligraphy, and his rapid, rich diction.
21. [21] Poetry A treatise on calligraphy survives, while two poems are preserved in the Complete Tang Poems and one more in its supplement.
    • Souyun徐浩 (15190)The entry states that a calligraphy treatise survives and gives the counts of poems in the Complete Tang Poems and its supplement.
22. [22] Poetic associations one Xu Hao received poems and prose presented by Chang Gun, Gao Shi, Dugu Ji, Lu Lun, Bao Ji, and Sikong Shu.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The association fields identify Chang Gun, Gao Shi, Dugu Ji, Lu Lun, Bao Ji, and Sikong Shu as presenters of poems and prose to Xu Hao.
23. [23] Poetic associations two Xu Hao also received poems and prose presented by Su Huan, Qian Qi, Chu Guangxi, Mou Rong, Huangfu Hui, and Jiang Huan.
    • CBDBXu Hao (94305)The association fields identify Su Huan, Qian Qi, Chu Guangxi, Mou Rong, Huangfu Hui, and Jiang Huan as presenters of poems and prose to Xu Hao.