Qing · Ming Regional Commander of the Four Garrisons

Gao Jie 高傑

Died AD 1645

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gao Jie was a Ming Regional Commander of the Four Garrisons.

Life and dates

Death

AD 1645 順治二年
Assassinated · At Suizhou 睢州 · Authority Xu Dingguo (許定國)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 248, passages 15, 29

Attested activity

AD 1645 順治二年
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 248, passages 10, 15

Career and standing

Regional Commander 總兵
Held
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 10

Events and relationships

Advanced through Henan
AD 1645 順治二年 · Military · Commander · At Guide 歸德
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 10
Relation Colleague of · Person Liu Liangzuo (劉良佐)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 28
Relation Colleague of · Person Liu Zeqing (劉澤清)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 28
Relation Colleague of · Person Huang Degong (黃得功)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 28

Assessments and attributes

Assessment held Dingguo in contempt · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 248, passage 12

References in the histories

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History

9 passages

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 248Volume 248 Biographies 35: Xu Dingguo, Zuo Menggeng, Tian Xiong, Zhang Tianlu, Sun Kewang · 9 passages

明督師大學士史可法遣總兵高傑徇河南，次歸德，聞定國已遣子納款，招往會，不赴。 The Ming Grand Secretary and supreme commander Shi Kefa sent Regional Commander Gao Jie to advance through Henan. Jie halted at Guide. When he learned that Dingguo had already sent his son to tender surrender, he summoned Dingguo to a meeting, but Dingguo refused to come.

傑乃與巡撫越其傑、巡按陳潛夫就定國睢州，定國不得已郊迎。 Jie then went with Governor Yue Qijie and Investigating Censor Chen Qianfu to Dingguo's headquarters at Suizhou. Dingguo had no choice but to go out beyond the walls to receive them.

其傑勸傑勿入城，傑輕定國，不聽。 Qijie urged Jie not to enter the city, but Jie held Dingguo in contempt and would not heed the warning.

既入，定國宴傑，侑以妓。 Once Jie had entered the city, Dingguo held a banquet for him and provided courtesans to enliven the feast.

傑酣，為定國刻行期，並微及遣子納款事。 When Jie was deep in his cups, he set a date for Dingguo to take the field and obliquely brought up the matter of his son's surrender.

定國益懼，中夜伏兵殺傑。 Dingguo grew still more afraid. In the middle of the night he set an ambush and killed Jie.

明日，傑部將攻定國屠城。 The next day Jie's subordinate commanders attacked Dingguo and put the city to the sword.

史可法置江北四鎮，傑與劉澤清、劉良佐、黃得功分領之。 Shi Kefa established the four garrisons north of the Yangtze, which Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, and Huang Degong were to command respectively.

傑為定國所殺，得功戰死蕪湖。 Jie was killed by Dingguo, and Degong fell in battle at Wuhu.