Overview
Gao Tao was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Jin
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Ziyuan | 子遠 | Ziyuan |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 307 to AD 311 東海王越輔政Execution · Cause Failed conspiracyDirectly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 355
Attested activity
- AD 301 to AD 311 光為廷尉時Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 41, passage 350
- AD 307 to AD 311 東海王越輔政Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 41, passages 354-355
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Gao Guang (高光)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 349
Career and standing
- general of the right guard 右衛將軍Held concurrently · At Chang'an remaining terrace 長安留台Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 352
- ExecutedAD 307 to AD 311 東海王越輔政Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 355
- Impeached for briberyTook bribesDirectly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 350
Events and relationships
- Continued visits during mourning after father diedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 353
- Plotted to strike at Sima YueAD 307 to AD 311 東海王越輔政 · Political · Conspirator · With Sima Yue (司馬越) · Outcome Plot leaked and he was executedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 355
- Trafficked with petty palace clerksPolitical · ActorDirectly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 353
- Relation Co conspirator of · Person Du Gai (杜概)Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 355
- Relation Co conspirator of · Person Jiang Ze (薑賾)Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 355
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment dissolute and unrestrained · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 349
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 349
References in the histories
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