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Jing Bo

Early Tang court historian from Hedong in Puzhou who helped compile the Book of Jin and wrote a preface to Xuanzang's Great Tang Records on the Western Regions

Also known as Jing the Court Historian

Jing Bo, from Hedong in Puzhou (near modern Yongji, Shanxi), was an early Tang historian. After passing the jinshi examination in the Zhenguan era he joined the Imperial Library as an assistant court historian and took part in compiling the Book of Jin and the early Tang veritable records. When Xuanzang completed the Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, Jing Bo wrote a preface recounting the pilgrim's quest, an important source on how the book came to be.

Life and times

Dates Dates unknown; active c. 630–663 CE (Zhenguan to Longshuo)

EraTang

Records

Took part in the Sui, Jin and veritable-record histories

Died in office in 663

The Old Tang History says Jing Bo, from Hedong in Puzhou, took the jinshi in the early Zhenguan years, was ordered to assist Yan Shigu and Kong Yingda with the Sui history and made proofreader to the heir apparent, later helped Xu Jingzong compile the veritable records of Gaozu and Taizong and took part in the Jin shu. He abridged Yan Shigu's commentary on the Book of Han into forty juan and wrote the Sui lüe in twenty, held posts as editor and grand master of remonstrance, and died in office in 663.

References (1)
  1. 舊唐書/卷189上Wikisource (Chinese)