Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Gaozu 高祖

Gaozu

Attested AD 410 - AD 422

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Gaozu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 416 to AD 418 高祖北伐長安
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 63, passage 17
AD 410 to AD 422 高祖欲收其才用
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 63, passage 16

Career and standing

General Who Guards the West 鎮西將軍
AD 416 to AD 418 高祖北伐長安 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 63, passage 17
Governor of Northern Xuzhou 北徐州刺史
AD 416 to AD 418 高祖北伐長安 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 63, passage 17

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 63, passage 16

Events and relationships

Northern campaign
AD 416 to AD 418 高祖北伐長安 · Military · Commander · At Chang'an 長安
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 63, passage 17
Proclaimed funeral and ordered mourning
Political · Authority · With Wang Hua (王華)
Directly stated · Book of Song 63, passage 16
Relation Patron of · Person Wang Hua (王華)
Directly stated · Book of Song 63, passages 16-17

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 63Volume 63 Biographies 23: Wang Hua, Wang Tanshou, Yin Jingren, Shen Yanzhi · 3 passages

高祖欲收其才用，乃發廞喪問，使華制服。 Emperor Gaozu wanted to make use of his abilities, so he announced Yin's death and had Hua put on mourning dress.

服闋，高祖北伐長安，領鎮西將軍、北徐州刺史，辟華為州主簿，仍轉鎮西主簿，治中從事史，歷職著稱。 When his mourning was over, Gaozu marched north against Chang'an as General Who Guards the West and governor of Northern Xuzhou. He took Hua on as chief clerk of the province, then as chief clerk of his western headquarters, then as attendant administrative officer, and in every post Hua distinguished himself.

甯子先為高祖太尉主簿，陳損益曰：「隆化之道，莫先於官得其才； Ningzi had once been chief clerk to Gaozu when he was grand marshal, and he submitted a memorial on what to cut and what to add, saying, "In the path of great transformation, nothing comes before putting the right men in office;