Overview
Emperor Gaozu was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 200 平城之圍Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 120
- BC 202 to BC 200 高皇帝定天下，略地於邊Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 116
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 116, 120
- At Pingcheng 平城 · Relation Besieged atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 120
- At valley of Dai 代谷 · Relation Campaigned atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 116, 120
Events and relationships
- Learned the Xiongnu had massed beyond Dai and wished to strike themMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 116
- Refused Cheng's remonstrance and marched north to Dai, then was trapped in the siege of PingchengMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 120
- Sent Liu Jing to negotiate a marriage alliance with the Xiongnu after regretting PingchengDiplomatic · PrincipalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 121
- Relation Sent as envoy · Person Lou Jing (婁敬)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 121
- Relation Rejected counsel of · Person Cheng (成)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passages 117, 120
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment bitterly regretted the Dai campaign · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 121
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 112, passage 116
References in the histories
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