Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Gao 高帝

Gao Di

Attested BC 195

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Gao was a ruler.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Temple name	Gaozu	高皇帝	Gao Huangdi

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 195 高帝
Directly stated · Book of Han 47, passage 62

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Liu Fei (劉肥)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Han 47, passage 66
Parent of Liu Heng (劉恆)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Han 47, passage 79

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 47, passage 230

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 47Volume 38: The Five Sons of Emperor Gao · 4 passages

大王自高帝將也，習戰事。 You commanded troops for Emperor Gao and know the field.

琅邪王劉澤既欺，不得反國，乃說齊王曰：「齊悼惠王，高皇帝長子也，推本言之，大王高皇帝適長孫也，當立。 Liu Ze, king of Langye, was trapped in Qi and argued: "Prince Daohui was Gaozu's eldest son; by strict descent you are Gaozu's senior grandson by the main line and have the strongest claim to the throne.

於是齊王遺諸侯王書曰：「高帝平定天下，王諸子弟。 The king of Qi then sent a letter to the other feudal kings, saying, "The High Emperor pacified the realm and enfeoffed his sons and younger brothers as kings.

代王母家薄氏，君子長者，且代王，高帝子，於今見在，最為長。 The king of Dai’s maternal family, the Bo clan, are gentlemen and elders; moreover the king of Dai is a son of the High Emperor, is still living today, and is the eldest.