Overview
Gao Xianzhi was a general and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epithet | Korean slave | 高麗奴 | Gaoli nu |
Life and dates
Age
- twenty-some years oldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 5
Attested activity
- AD 747 七月十三日辰時Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 9, 13, 42
- AD 756 十四載十二月Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 148-151, 153-154, 161
- AD 750 九載Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 72
- AD 747 仙芝軍還至河西Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 43, 46
- AD 749 八載Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 71
- AD 747 其年六月Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 43, 61
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- AD 747 其月末Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 43, 45
- AD 750 其載Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 75
- AD 755 十三日Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 83
- AD 755 十二月Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 81
- AD 755 十四載Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 77
- AD 755 十四載十一月Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 78-79
- AD 751 十載Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 128
- AD 755 及安祿山反Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 244
- AD 747 天寶六年Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 112
- AD 747 天寶六年十二月Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 113
- AD 747 天寶六載九月Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 43-44
- AD 747 天寶六載八月Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 43
- AD 737 to AD 747 年三十餘Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 92
- AD 747 to AD 751 知留後時Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 117
- AD 751 襲取石國及大食之敗Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passages 15-16
- AD 747 討勃律Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passages 6, 8
- AD 741 開元末Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 7, 102
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Sheji (舍雞)father 父Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 2, 4
- Parent of Son of Gao Xianzhi (仙芝子)son 子Sources vary in certainty · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 71
- Kin of Mother of Zheng Dequan (鄭德詮母)wet nurse / foster mother 乳母Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 117, 124
- Spouse of Wife of Gao Xianzhi (高仙芝妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 124
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- Group Korean 高麗 · Mode speech Speaker Fumeng Lingcha (夫蒙靈察)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 46-47, 57
- Korean / man of Koguryo 高麗人Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 1
Career and standing
- Censor-in-Chief 御史大夫AD 755 十四載十一月 · Appointed concurrentlyDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 80
- Mobile-Camp Military Commissioner 行營節度使Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 9
- Grand General of the Left Golden Crow Guard with regular appointment 左金吾衛大將軍同正員AD 749 八載 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 71
- acting censor-in-chief 攝御史中丞AD 747 其年六月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 61
- Grand Master of Splendid Happiness 鴻臚卿AD 747 其年六月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 61
- Military Commissioner of the Four Garrisons 四鎮節度使AD 747 其年六月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 61
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- Grand General of the Right Forest of Feathers 右羽林大將軍AD 750 其載 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 76
- Military Commissioner of Hexi 河西節度使AD 750 其載 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 75
- Prefect of Wuwei 武威太守AD 750 其載 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 75
- deputy commander against the rebels 副AD 755 十四載十一月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 79
- Military Commissioner of Anxi 安西節度使AD 747 天寶六年十二月 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 113
- Deputy Protector of Anxi 安西副都護AD 741 開元末 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 7
- overall commander of the Four Garrisons' forces 四鎮都知兵馬使AD 741 開元末 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 7
- attendant appointment of Feng Changqing 補為傔Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 100
- General of Resist-the-Enemy 遊擊將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 4
- general 將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 5
- Commander-in-Chief 都知兵馬使AD 737 to AD 747 年三十餘 · HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 92
- General 將軍AD 737 to AD 747 年三十餘 · HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 92
- Commander-in-Chief of Anxi military forces 安西都知兵馬使Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 54-55
- commissioner of Khotan 於闐使Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 48-49
- Deputy Protector-General of Anxi 安西副都護使Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 52-53
- garrison commander of Yanqi 焉耆鎮守使Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 50-51
- Military Commissioner of the West 西節度使AD 751 十載 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 128
- Duke of Miyun commandery 密雲郡公AD 755 十四載 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 77
- Grand Master for Splendid Happiness with the Ceremonial of the Three Dukes 開府儀同三司AD 750 其載 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 75
- special advancement 特進AD 749 八載 · GrantedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 71
- Duke of Miyun 密雲郡公AD 755 十四載 · HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 77
Places and affiliations
- Polity Koguryo 高麗 · Relation OriginDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 1
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 244
- At Koguryo 高麗Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 1
- AD 747 仙芝軍還至河西At Hexi 河西 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 46
- AD 747 其月末At Bomichuan 播密川 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 45
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- AD 750 其載At Wuwei 武威 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 75
- AD 755 十二月At Shanzhou 陜州 · Relation Encamped atDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 81
- AD 747 天寶六載九月At Lianyunbao on the Bole River 婆勒川連雲堡 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 44
- AD 747 天寶六載八月At Chifotang road 赤佛堂路 · Relation Withdrew byDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 43
- AD 741 開元末At Anxi 安西 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 7
- At Anxi 安西 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 4
- At Tong Pass 潼關 · Relation DefendedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 88-89
- At Tong Pass 潼關 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 149, 156
Learning and skills
- Skill mounted archery 騎射 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 3
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Fumeng Lingcha (夫蒙靈察)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 49, 51, 53, 55
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Cheng Qianli (程千里)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 64
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Bi Sichen (畢思琛)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 65-66, 68-69
- AD 747 七月十三日辰時Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 33
- AD 747 七月十三日辰時Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 19
- AD 747 七月十三日辰時Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 35
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- AD 747 七月十三日辰時Speech · Addressee · Direct quotationDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 27-28
- AD 747 七月十三日辰時Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 25
- victory memorial 告捷書Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 45
- Order · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 8
- Speech · Speaker · With Liu Tiao (劉眺) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 108
- Speech · Speaker · With Feng Changqing (封常清) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 95
- Speech · Speaker · With Li Siye (李嗣業) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 19
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 125
Events and relationships
- Army set outAD 755 十二月 · Military · Commander · At Wangchun Pavilion 望春亭Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 81
- Assigned inspection dutyDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 151
- Attacked DaxiDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 102-103
- CampaignedMilitary · Commander · At Balur 勃律Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passages 6, 8, 11
- CapturedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 43
- ConqueredDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 72
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- Continued deferenceDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 62
- Crossed the flooded Bole without wetting banners or saddles and formed ranksAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 18
- Defeated and lost armyAD 755 及安祿山反 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 244, 285
- Defeated by ArabsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 16
- Defeated Lesser BoluAD 747 天寶六年 · Military · Commander · At Lesser Bolü 小勃律Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 112
- Divided the army into three columns toward LianyunbaoAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 11-13
- Entered courtAD 749 八載 · Political · SubjectDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 71
- Entered courtAD 750 其載 · Political · SubjectDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 75
- Executed five or six chieftains loyal to TibetAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Legal · AuthorityDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 38
- Left Bian Lingcheng with more than three thousand sick and weak to hold the fort and advancedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 24
- Marched from Anxi via Baraghan, Wusede, Kashgar, Congling garrison, Bomichuan, and TelmanchuanAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 10
- Mostly ignoredDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 153
- Ordered the vine bridge cut so arriving Tibetan forces could not crossAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 39
- Ordered to punish Lesser Bolü after prior commissioners failedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 9
- Ordered to lead and recruitAD 755 十四載十一月 · Military · Deputy commander · At Guanzhong 關輔Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 80
- Persuaded the king of Bolü and the princess to surrender and pacified the kingdomDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 42
- Pursued by night, killing five thousand, capturing a thousand, seizing over a thousand horsesAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 21-22
- Refused as attendantDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 94-95, 99
- Repaired defenses and repelled rebelsMilitary · Defender · At Tong Pass 潼關Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 88-89
- Repeatedly promoted by Fumeng LingchaDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 6
- Sacrificed three victims to the Bole RiverAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Ritual · Officiant · At Bole River 婆勒川Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 16
- Saw little use under Tian Renwan and Gai JiayunCareer · SubordinateDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 6
- Seized by stratagemMilitary · Commander · At Stone Kingdom 石國Directly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 15
- Sent horsemen in Anüyue dress to feign a welcome so the army would descend TanjulingAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 26, 28-29
- Sent Xi Yuanqing and Helou Yurun ahead to repair the bridge and roadAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 32
- Soldiers refused to descend and asked where he was leading themAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Military · AddresseeDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 27
- Stormed the heights from the chen hour to the si hour and inflicted a great defeatAD 747 七月十三日辰時 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 20
- Threatened flogging then releasedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 70
- Withdrew to defendMilitary · Commander · At Tong Pass 潼關Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 149
- Withdrew to Tong Pass after distributing and burning Taiyuan depot storesDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 86-88
- Relation Deputy of · Person Wan, Prince of Rong (榮王琬)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 79
- Relation Superior of · Person Changqing (常清)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 150-151
- Relation Served under · Person Tian Renwan (田仁琬)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 6
- Relation Promoted by · Person Fumeng Lingcha (夫蒙靈察)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 6
- Relation Protege of · Person Fumeng Lingcha (夫蒙靈察)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 49, 56
- Relation Successor of · Person Fumeng Lingcha (夫蒙靈察)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 61, 113
- Relation Campaign companion of · Person Bian Lingcheng (邊令誠)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 13
- Relation Commanded · Person Xi Yuanqing (席元慶)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 32-33
- Relation Superior of · Person Feng Changqing (封常清)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 100, 115
- Relation Served under · Person Gai Jiayun (蓋嘉運)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 6
- Relation Commanded · Person Helou Yurun (賀婁餘潤)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 32
- Relation Commanded · Person Jia Chongguan (賈崇瓘)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 12
- Relation Intended successor of · Person An Sishun (安思順)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 75
- Relation Commanded · Person Zhao Chongpin (趙崇玭)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 11
- Relation Treated as brother · Person Zheng Dequan (鄭德詮)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 117
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment astonished at Changqing's complete draft · With Feng Changqing (封常清) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 105
- Assessment bold, decisive, and ferocious in battle · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 3
- Assessment gave freely and refused no request · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 74
- Assessment greedy by nature · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 73
- Assessment has a man's face but a woman's heart · Object Person Id Cheng Qianli (程千里) · Mode speech Speaker Gao Xianzhi (高仙芝)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 64
- Assessment led untrained troops and market recruits against the rebels and lost · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 285
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- Assessment mad for ordering a crossing of the flooded river · Mode named-source-report Witness officers and soldiersDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 17
- Assessment the rebels' failure to take the pass was Xianzhi's doing · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 89
- handsome appearance (美姿容)Physical descriptionDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 3
- Item Gao Xianzhi's old troops 高仙芝舊卒 · Relation Former commander ofDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 244
- Item household wealth in the tens of thousands 家財鉅萬 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 74
- Item more than ten great blocks of se-se gemstone, five or six camel-loads of gold, famous horses and jades 大塊瑟瑟十餘石、真金五六馲駝、名馬寶玉 · Relation Seized · At Shi 石國Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 73
- Item thousand-shi seed estate east of the city 城東一千石種子莊 · Relation Lost to · With Bi Sichen (畢思琛) · Mode speech Speaker Gao Xianzhi (高仙芝)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 66
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passages 1, 43, 148, 244
- already held general's rank equal in grade to his father Sheji (p002)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 104, passage 5
References in the histories
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