Gao Wanxing (高萬興)

Overview

The translated histories identify Gao Wanxing as an aristocrat, general, official, and rebel. This record brings together 9 passages from 5 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Gao Wanxing	高萬興	Gao Wanxing
Personal	Gao Wanxing	高萬興
Personal name	Gao Wanxing	高萬興	Gao Wanxing
Title	Prince of Beiping	北平王
Title	Prince of Bohai	渤海郡王
Title	Prince of Yan'an	延安王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:006:s0098, jiuwudaishi:031:s0148, xinwudaishi:044:s0010
Sex: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0057

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Official
Rebel
Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 貞明六年夏四月癸丑 · Regnal Year: 6 · Season: summer · Lunar Month: 4 · Sexagenary Day: 癸丑 · Western Year: AD 920
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:010:s0032
Source Date: Text: 乾化元年五月 · Western Year: AD 911
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:006:s0098
Source Date: Text: 乾化元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 911
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Source Date: Text: 乾化元年十二月 · Western Year: AD 911
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:006:s0181
Source Date: Text: 叛楊崇本降梁 · Western Interval: Start: AD 907 · End: AD 912
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:044:s0010
Source Date: Text: 同光二年 · Western Year: AD 924
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Source Date: Text: 开平三年 · Western Year: AD 909
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:002:s0057, xinwudaishi:002:s0112

Career and standing

Label: Yanzhou commissioner / 延州節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:006:s0098
Labels: Fuyan military commissioner / 鄜延節度使, Western Pacification and liaison commissioner / 西面招討接應等使, honorary Grand Preceptor / 檢校太保, Secretariat Director / 兼中書令 · Action: held
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Title: Prince of Bohai / 渤海郡王 · Action: received
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:006:s0098
Label: Merit Lord Who Stabilizes the Age and Sets the Seasons / 匡時定節功臣 · Action: bestowed
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Title: Prince of Bohai / 渤海郡王 · Action: enfeoffed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:006:s0098
Title: Prince of Bohai / 渤海郡王 · Action: promoted-from
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0032
Title: Prince of Yan'an / 延安王 · Action: promoted-to
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0032

Places and affiliations

Polity: Later Liang / 梁 · Relation: surrendered-to
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0057

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: raid-at-Weijia-Stockade
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:006:s0181
Kind: defection · Role: defector · Action: rebelled-from-Qi-and-surrendered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 开平三年二月甲子 · Western Year: AD 909
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0057
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: reported-capture-of-Salt-Prefecture
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:006:s0168
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: took-Salt-Prefecture · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾化元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 911
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0112

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 6Volume 6 Book of Later Liang 6: Taizu Annals 6 · 3 passages

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制：封延州節度使高萬興為渤海郡王。 Yanzhou commissioner Gao Wanxing was enfeoffed Prince of Bohai.

延州節度使高萬興奏，當軍都指揮使高萬金統領兵士，今月五日收鹽州，偽刺史高行存泥首來降。 Gao Wanxing of Yanzhou reported that Gao Wanjin, army commander, took Salt Prefecture on the fifth of the month; the puppet prefect Gao Xingcun came in bonds to surrender.

延州節度使高萬興奏，領軍於邠州界蒿子谷韋家寨，殺戮甯、慶兩州賊軍約二千餘人，並生擒都頭指揮使及奪馬器甲等事。 Gao Wanxing reported a raid at Weijia Stockade in Haozi Valley on the Bin border, killing some two thousand bandits of Ning and Qing and capturing commanders with horses, armor, and gear.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Book of Later Liang 10: Later Emperors Annals 3 · 1 passage

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癸丑，鄜延節度使兼西面招討接應等使、檢校太保、兼中書令、渤海郡王高萬興進封延安王，賜號匡時定節功臣。 On guichou Gao Wanxing of Fuyan was made Prince of Yan'an with the merit epithet Merit Lord Who Stabilizes the Age and Sets the Seasons.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 31Volume 31 Book of Later Tang 7: Zhuangzong Annals 5 · 1 passage

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癸亥，以彰武、保大等軍節度使、北平王高萬興可依前延州鄜州節度使、檢校太保、兼中書令、北平王。 On guihai Gao Wanxing of Zhangwu and Baoda kept Yan and Mi, acting Grand Guardian, Secretariat Director, and Prince of Beiping.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 2Volume 2 Later Liang Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 3 passages

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甲子，延州高万兴叛于岐，来降。 On the day jiazi Gao Wanxing of Yanzhou broke with Qi and defected.

以高萬興降，劉知俊兵攻鄜、延故也。 This was because Gao Wanxing had surrendered and Liu Zhijun's troops were attacking Fu and Yan.

十一月，高万兴取盐州。 In the eleventh month Gao Wanxing captured Salt Prefecture.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 44Volume 44 Miscellaneous Biographies 24: Liu Zhijun, Ding Hui, He Delun, Yan Bao, Kang Yanxiao · 1 passage

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是時，延州高萬興叛楊崇本降梁，太祖遣知俊會萬興，攻下丹、延、鄜、坊四州，加檢校太尉兼侍中，封大彭郡王。 Gao Wanxing of Yan broke from Chongben and came over to Liang. Zhu Wen sent Zhijun to join him; they took Dan, Yan, Fu, and Fang. Zhijun was made acting Grand Mentor and Palace Attendant and enfeoffed Prince of Dapeng.