Sui and Tang · Ruler

Emperor Gaozu 高祖

Gaozu

Attested AD 581 - AD 602

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Gaozu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 602 劉方擒佛子送于京師
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 56, passage 111
AD 599 王世積之誅
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 56, passage 143
AD 581 高祖受禪
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passage 121

Career and standing

AD 581 高祖受禪
Event accepted abdication
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passage 121

Places and affiliations

Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passage 121

Events and relationships

Declined feng shan proposal
Ritual · Ruler · With Xue Zhou (薛胄)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passages 138-139
Sought to complete Gao Jiong guilt
AD 599 王世積之誅 · Legal · Ruler · With Gao Jiong (高熲)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passage 143
Understood Xi innocent and summoned his sons
AD 602 劉方擒佛子送于京師 · Political · Ruler · With Linghu Xi (令狐熙)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passage 111
Relation Sovereign of · Person Xue Zhou (薛胄)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 56, passages 121, 139, 145

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 21: Lu Kai, Ling Huxi, Xue Zhou, Yu Wenbi, Zhang Heng, Yang Wang · 4 passages

及行軍總管劉方擒佛子送于京師，言熙實無贓貨，上乃悟，於是召其四子，聽預仕焉。 When campaign commander Liu Fang captured Fozi and sent him to the capital, he reported that Xi had truly taken no bribes. The emperor then understood and summoned his four sons, permitting them to enter office.

高祖受禪，擢拜魯州刺史，未之官，檢校廬州總管事。 When Emperor Gaozu accepted the abdication, he was promoted to governor of Lu prefecture. Before taking that post he was assigned to inspect the affairs of the governor-general of Luzhou.

高祖謙讓不許。 Emperor Gaozu declined out of modesty and would not allow it.

時左僕射高熲稍被疏忌，及王世積之誅也，熲事與相連，上因此欲成熲罪。 At that time Left Vice Director Gao Jiong was gradually estranged and suspected. When Wang Shiji was executed, Jiong's affairs were implicated, and the emperor therefore wished to complete Jiong's guilt.