Overview
Gao Qiong was a general.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 960 to AD 976 將磔於市Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 247
- AD 1004 真宗澶淵之役Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 245
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Gao Jixun (高繼勳)father 父Strongly inferred · History of Song 289, passage 253
- Parent of Gao Jixuan (高繼宣)father 父Strongly inferred · History of Song 289, passage 253
- Kinship Role sons · Count 3Uncertain · History of Song 289, passage 254
Career and standing
- frontier military governor 節鎮HeldDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 248
- SentencedAD 960 to AD 976 將磔於市 · Sentenced to dismemberment · At marketplace 市Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 247
Places and affiliations
- Polity Song 宋 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 245
Events and relationships
- Achieved meritAD 1004 真宗澶淵之役 · Military · General · At Chanyuan 澶淵Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 245
- Escaped dismembermentAD 960 to AD 976 將磔於市 · Legal · CondemnedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 247
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment achievements in the Chanyuan campaign were considerable · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 245
- Assessment none of Gao Qiong, Fan Tingzhao, and Ge Ba were by nature versed in military strategy, yet when they entered military service and successively held frontier commands their accomplishments were notably worthy because the times were favorable · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 248
- Assessment rather self-willed and did not consult his staff in planning, yet thoroughly versed in military affairs · Mode hearsayDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 249
References in the histories
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