Five Dynasties · Official

Gao Nian 高輦

Gāo Niǎn

Attested AD 933

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gao Nian was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 933 從榮之變與明宗崩
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 193

Works and attributed material

Speech · Addressee · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 194

Events and relationships

Relation Favored by · Person Li Congrong (李從榮)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 193

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 169

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 15Volume 15: Mingzong of Later Tang's Family · 2 passages

從榮寮屬甚眾，而正直之士多見惡，其尤所惡者劉贊、王居敏，而所昵者劉陟、高輦。 Congrong’s staff was large; upright men he mostly despised—above all Liu Zan and Wang Jumin; he favored Liu Zhi and Gao Nian.

從榮兵出，與陟、輦並轡耳語，行至天津橋南，指日景謂輦曰：「明日而今，誅王居敏矣！」 Marching out, Congrong rode beside Zhi and Nian, whispering; south of Tianjin Bridge he pointed at the sun’s shadow and told Nian: “This time tomorrow Wang Jumin dies!”