Xu Qiao

TimelineCBDB

1. 1187 縣主簿 淳熙
2. 1211 推官
3. 1214 主管尚書省工部、刑部架閣文字
4. 1215 殿中省尚舍奉御 嘉定
5. 1216 上輕車都尉 嘉定
6. 1217 知某州軍州事
7. 1218 路提舉
8. 1233 寶謨閣待制
9. 1234 上騎都尉 端平
10. 1234 國史實錄院編校文字 端平
11. 1234 國史院編修 端平
12. 1234 太常寺少卿 端平

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FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 崇父 字
• 崇甫 字
• 文淸 諡號
• 毅齋 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

• 理學家
• [為官者：文]

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WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name and dates Xu Qiao was born in 1160 and died in 1237.
   • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The name is Xu Qiao, with a birth year of 1160 and a death year of 1237.
   • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The profile identifies Xu Qiao and gives 1160 and 1237 as his birth and death years.
   • WikidataXu Qiao (Q45383128)The English label is Xu Qiao, and the date claims point to 1160 and 1237.
2. [2] Identity Xu Qiao was a Southern Song Neo-Confucian scholar who pursued an official career.
   • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)His dynasty is given as Song, his status as 理學家, and his status list also identifies him as a civil official.
   • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The profile places him in the Southern Song and lists the office of Vice Minister of Works.
3. [3] Names and posthumous title His courtesy name was Chongfu, also written 崇父, his sobriquet was Yizhai, and his posthumous name was Wenqing, with 文淸 as a variant form.
   • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The alternate-name entries classify Chongfu and 崇甫 as courtesy names, Wenqing and 文淸 as a posthumous name, and Yizhai and 毅齋 as a studio name or sobriquet.
   • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The biographical texts call him 崇甫 and 毅齋 and give 文清 as his posthumous name.
   • WikidataXu Qiao (Q45383128)The English and Chinese name forms include Chongfu, Wenqing, Yizhai, 崇父, 崇甫, 文清, and 毅齋.
4. [4] Place of origin Xu Qiao came from Yiwu in Wuzhou, now Yiwu in Zhejiang.
   • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The basic registered place is Yiwu.
   • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The profile and biographical texts identify his home as Yiwu in Wuzhou and specify present-day Zhejiang.
5. [5] Education and Zhu Xi Xu Qiao studied under Ye Gui, a disciple of Lü Zuqian, later entered Zhu Xi’s circle, and was praised by Zhu Xi as lucid and forthright, after which his studio was named Yi.
   • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The relationships name Zhu Xi, Lü Zuqian, and Ye Gui, while the accompanying note describes study under Ye Gui and subsequent entry into Zhu Xi’s teaching.
   • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The three biographical texts describe study with Ye Gui and Zhu Xi’s circle; one also records Zhu Xi’s praise and the naming of the studio.
6. [6] Examination and first appointment In 1187, Xu Qiao passed the jinshi examination and was appointed registrar at Shangrao in Xinzhou.
   • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi, and the appointment entry places his first service as registrar at Shangrao in the fourteenth year of Chunxi.
   • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The biographical texts give the fourteenth year of Chunxi as 1187 and describe his appointment at Shangrao in Xinzhou.
7. [7] Early offices After the examination, Xu Qiao held offices as Judicial Adjutant of Nankang Army, Judicial Reviewer at Yanzhou, supervisor of archival texts for the Ministries of Works and Justice, registrar of the Imperial College, and Corrector and Collator in the Palace Library.
   • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The office entries list Judicial Adjutant, Judicial Reviewer, the archival-text supervisor for the two ministries, Imperial College registrar, Palace Library Corrector, and Collator.
8. [8] Local and princely appointments His other service included instructing the princes of Wu and Yi, serving as prefect of Hezhou and Anqing, and holding surveillance and judicial-inspection posts in the Jiangnan East Circuit.
   • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The appointments include instruction in the princely academies, prefectures at Hezhou and Anqing, and both Jiangnan East Circuit posts.
   • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The biographies mention concurrent instruction of the princes of Wu and Yi, service at Hezhou and Anqing, and judicial inspection of Jiangdong.
9. [9] Additional offices His other titles included offices in the Palace Service, the historiographical institutes, Jiying Hall, the Imperial College, the court lecturing service, Daoist-temple administration, and two upper military ranks.
   • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The office list additionally contains the Palace Service, historiographical, Jiying Hall, Imperial College, lecturing, Daoist-temple, and two upper military titles.
10. [10] Dated offices The dated appointments begin with the Yanzhou Judicial Reviewer in 1211, the archival-text supervisor in 1214, the Palace Provisioner in Jiading years 8–9, the Upper Light Chariot Commandant in 1216, the prefecture of Shuzhou in 1217–1218, and the Jiangnan East Circuit surveillance post in 1218.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The dated office entries give 1211, 1214, Jiading years 8–9, 1216, 1217–1218, and 1218 for these appointments.
11. [11] Dismissal and later career Xu Qiao was impeached and dismissed for offending Shi Miyuan, retired during Shaoding, was recalled in early Duanping, and then held the Palace Library, Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Privy Council, and court lecturing offices.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The biographies describe his impeachment and dismissal, retirement in Shaoding, recall in early Duanping, and the listed Palace Library, court-sacrifice, Privy Council, and lecturing offices.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The office entries include Jiangnan East Circuit judicial inspection, Palace Library junior supervisor, Court of Imperial Sacrifices junior metropolitan, and court lecturer.
12. [12] Memorial and retirement At an imperial audience, Xu Qiao submitted a long memorial, criticized the ruler and ministers without concealment, became Vice Minister of Works, and later retired under a Baomo Library title because of illness.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The biographies describe the several-thousand-word memorial, his direct criticism, promotion to Vice Minister of Works, illness, and retirement under the Baomo Library title.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The office entries give Vice Minister of Works and Academician-in-waiting of the Baomo Library.
13. [13] Family His father-in-law was Lü Shaoyi; Xu Renjie is given both as a paternal uncle and as an adoptive father; Xu Kan and Xu Zhuo were paternal cousins.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The kinship entries identify Lü Shaoyi as father-in-law, Xu Renjie as both paternal uncle and adoptive father, and Xu Kan and Xu Zhuo as paternal cousins.
14. [14] Sons Xu Qiao had three sons: 徐銶, 徐鈞, and 徐鏄 as the eldest, second, and third sons respectively.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The kinship entries identify 徐銶 as the eldest son, 徐鈞 as the second, and 徐鏄 as the third.
15. [15] Students and recommendation Xu Qiao studied first with Ye Gui and later followed Zhu Xi; his students included Ye Yougeng, Gong Yingzhi, and Zhu Zhong, he taught Wang Shijie and Wang Yanze, and Yu Rong recommended him in 1210.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The associations identify Ye Yougeng, Gong Yingzhi, and Zhu Zhong as students, Wang Yanze and Wang Shijie as taught by him, and record Yu Rong’s recommendation in 1210.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The biographies confirm his study first with Ye Gui and later with Zhu Xi.
16. [16] Letters and associated commemoration Xu Qiao received replies from Zhu Xi and Chen Wenwei; Wang Bo and Wu Shidao wrote book postscripts, Liu Zai wrote a portrait eulogy, and Wu Shidao composed the deliberation on his posthumous name.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The associations record replies received from Zhu Xi and Chen Wenwei, book postscripts by Wang Bo and Wu Shidao, a portrait eulogy by Liu Zai, and a posthumous-name deliberation by Wu Shidao.
17. [17] Writings one The associated writings include 《尚書括旨》 and 《雜說》.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The writing entries include 《尚書括旨》 and 《雜說》, with 《雜說》 explicitly marked as authored by him.
18. [18] Writings two His writings also included 《讀易記》, 《讀詩記》, and 《毅齋詩集》.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The writing entries list 《讀易記》, 《讀詩記》, and 《毅齋詩集》.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The biographical texts list 《毅齋詩集》, 《讀易記》, and 《讀詩記》 among his works.
19. [19] Collected works The ten-juan collection is called 《毅齋文集》 in one account and 《詠文集》 in another, and a one-juan 《毅齋詩集別錄》 is preserved.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The writing entries list 《毅齋詩集別錄》.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The two texts give the ten-juan collection as 《毅齋文集》 in one passage and 《詠文集》 in another, and both refer to a one-juan 《毅齋詩集別錄》.
20. [20] Loss of the collection The ten-juan 《毅齋文集》 was destroyed by fire during the Hongzhi era.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The biographical text says that the ten-juan 《毅齋文集》 was destroyed by fire during Hongzhi.
21. [21] Later carving of the poetry record In Zhengde year six, Xu Xing, a descendant of Xu Qiao, carved a one-juan 《毅齋詩集別錄》.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The biographical text dates Xu Xing’s carving of the one-juan 《毅齋詩集別錄》 to the sixth year of Zhengde and identifies him as a descendant.
22. [22] Poetry editions The poetry is based on the 《宛委別藏》 text, while the Ming Zhengde edition is used for collation because surviving copies are worn and incomplete, with newly collected poems appended at the end.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The editorial passage names 《宛委別藏》 as the base text, the Ming Zhengde edition as the collating text, and describes its damage and the placement of poems outside the collection.
23. [23] Death year Xu Qiao died in the first year of the Jiaxi era, 1237.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The death year is 1237.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The three biographical texts place his death in the first year of Jiaxi and identify that year as 1237.
    • WikidataXu Qiao (Q45383128)The death-date claim gives 1237.
24. [24] Age at death Xu Qiao was seventy-eight when he died.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)Both biographical texts state that he died at the age of seventy-eight.
25. [25] Posthumous name at death Xu Qiao received the posthumous name Wenqing, also written 文淸.
    • CBDBXu Qiao (16504)The alternate-name entry classifies 文淸 as his posthumous name.
    • Souyun徐僑 (26387)The three biographical texts give 文清 as his posthumous name.