Xu Jingzong 許敬宗 | |
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| Born | 592 |
| Died | September 20, 672 (aged 79–80) |
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| Occupation(s) | Cartographer, historian, politician |
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| Father | Xu Shanxin |
Xu Jingzong (592 – September 20, 672[1]), courtesy name Yanzu, posthumously known as Duke Gong of Gaoyang, was a Chinese cartographer, historian, and politician who served as a chancellor in the Tang dynasty. Allied with Emperor Gaozong's powerful wife, Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), Xu Jingzong was exceedingly powerful and effective throughout most of Gaozong's reign. By order of Empress Wu, he played a major role in the elimination of the chancellors opposed to her, between years 657 to 659 and 665.