Gao Jixing (高季興) | 24 Histories

Overview

Gao Jixing was a warlord.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 926 to AD 928 天成中
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passages 129, 134
AD 927 to AD 928 明年荊南叛
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 183
AD 927 to AD 928 王師之討高季興
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 60

Events and relationships

Rebelled from Jingnan and was repeatedly defeated by Ye
AD 927 to AD 928 明年荊南叛 · Military · Rebel
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passages 183, 185
Rebelled from Jingnan, held his walls, and obtained Wu naval aid
AD 926 to AD 928 天成中 · Military · Rebel · At Jingnan 荊南
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passages 129, 134
Was the object of a Later Tang campaign
AD 927 to AD 928 王師之討高季興 · Military · Target
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 61, passage 60

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 61Volume 61 Book of Later Tang 37: Biographies 13: An Jinquan, An Yuanxin, An Zhongba, Liu Xun, Zhang Jingxun, Liu Yancong, Yuan Jianfeng, Xifang Ye, Zhang Zunhui, Sun Zhang · 5 passages

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王師之討高季興，襄帥劉訓逗撓軍期，移授元信山南東道節度使以代訓。 During the campaign against Gao Jixing, the Xiang commander Liu Xun dragged his feet; Yuanxin was made commissioner of Shannan East to replace him.

天成中，荊南高季興叛，詔訓為南面行營招討使，知荊南行府事。 During Tiancheng, when Gao Jixing of Jingnan rebelled, Xun was appointed southern campaign commander with authority over the Jingnan field headquarters.

高季興堅壁不戰，求救於吳，吳人遣水軍援之。）〉 Gao Jixing held his walls and refused battle, begged Wu for help, and Wu sent naval reinforcements.)〉

明年，荊南高季興叛，明宗遣襄州節度使劉訓等招討，而以東川董璋為西南招討使，乃拜鄴夔州刺史，副璋，以兵出三峽。 The following year, when Gao Jixing of Jingnan rebelled, Mingzong sent Liu Xun of Xiang and others against him and made Dong Zhang of Dongchuan southwestern commander; Ye was made prefect of Qi to assist Zhang and marched through the Three Gorges.

已而又取歸州，數敗季興之兵。 He then took Gui as well and repeatedly defeated Jixing's forces.