Overview
Emperor Gaozu was the founding emperor of King of Han and.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 200 漢七年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 207
- BC 204 漢三年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 203
- BC 198 漢九年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 227
- BC 205 漢二年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 197
- BC 199 漢八年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 221
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Zhang Ao (張敖)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 207
- Parent of Princess Luyuan (魯元公主)eldest daughter 長女 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 206
- Spouse of Empress Lu (呂后)empress 后Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 237-238
Career and standing
- King of Han 漢王BC 205 漢二年 · HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 197, 199
Places and affiliations
- BC 205 漢二年Polity Han 漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 197, 199
- BC 200 漢七年At Pingcheng 平城 · Relation Returned fromDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 207
- BC 200 漢七年At Zhao 趙 · Relation Passed throughDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 207
- BC 198 漢九年At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Court atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 231
- BC 205 漢二年At Chu 楚 · Relation Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 197
- BC 205 漢二年At west of Pengcheng 彭城西 · Relation Defeated atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 201
Show 2 more source-backed claims
- BC 199 漢八年At Bairen 柏人 · Relation Refused to lodge atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 221, 225
- BC 199 漢八年At Dongyuan 東垣 · Relation Returned fromDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 221
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Empress Lu (呂后)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 238
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 222, 224, 240-241
Events and relationships
- Beheaded lookalike and sent headDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 199
- Decreed clan extermination for followers of the kingBC 198 漢九年 · Legal · IssuerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 233
- Invited Zhao to joinDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 197-198
- Marched east against ChuBC 205 漢二年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 197
- Refused to lodge at Bairen after omen of nameBC 199 漢八年 · Travel · TravelerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 222, 224-225
- Rejected Empress Lu intercessionDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 238-239
Show 1 more source-backed claim
- Sat sprawled and berated King of ZhaoDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 208
Assessments and attributes
- BC 200 漢七年Assessment showed no courtesy and treated the King of Zhao with contempt · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 208
Source notes
- interpreted the county name Bairen as pressed by men and would not lodge thereDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 224-225
References in the histories
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