Xu Guang | |
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| 徐光 | |
| Recordskeeping Army Advisor (記室參軍) | |
| In office ?–326 | |
| Monarch | Shi Le |
| Prefect of the Palace Secretariat (中書令) | |
| In office 330–333 | |
| Monarch | Shi Le/Shi Hong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Qingfeng County, Henan |
| Died | 333 |
| Parent |
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| Courtesy name | Jiwu (季武) |
Xu Guang (died 333), courtesy name Jiwu, was a minister of Later Zhao during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. He was captured by Shi Le's general Wang Yang (王陽) and served as a servant, but after discovering his potential, he was recruited into Shi Le's army instead. Misconducts by Xu Guang angered Shi Le who had him and family imprisoned in 326. However, Xu Guang won Shi Le's favour back in 328, after his advice earned them a victory over Zhao's rival Han-Zhao. As he became a prominent member of the administration, Xu Guang tried to reduce the power of Shi Le's nephew, Shi Hu but could not convince Shi Le to fully remove him. Shi Hu resented him for this, and after his coup in 333, Shi Hu had him and his ally Cheng Xia executed.