Overview
Gao Xun was a Nanjing garrison commander.
PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Dingchen | 鼎臣 | Dingchen |
Life and dates
Death
- executed in prison 詔獄誅之 · Authority Yelü Xian (耶律賢)Directly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 97
- AD 978 十年ExecutionDirectly stated · History of Liao 9, passage 29
Attested activity
- AD 963 應曆13年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 170
- AD 967 十七年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 85, passage 89
- AD 969 應歷十九年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 78, passages 45, 47
- AD 951 五年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 85, passage 86
- AD 969 to AD 979 保寧Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 79, passage 44
- AD 969 to AD 979 保寧中Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 85, passages 91, 96-97
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- AD 969 保寧元年Directly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 10
- AD 976 保寧八年Directly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 123
- AD 951 六月辛卯朔Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 58
- AD 967 十七年二月甲子Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 7, passage 75
- AD 947 十七日Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 157
- AD 947 十二月丙寅Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 158, 160, 163
- AD 946 十二月八日Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 38
- AD 968 十八年五月丁酉Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 7, passage 104
- AD 978 十年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 9, passage 29
- AD 951 周廣順元年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passages 156, 158
- AD 947 天祿元年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 20
- AD 947 to AD 951 天祿間Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 85, passage 85
- AD 947 太宗崩、世宗立Directly stated · History of Liao 103, passage 136
- AD 951 應歷初Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 85, passage 87
- AD 969 景宗即位Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 85, passage 90
- AD 946 會同九年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 85, passage 82
- AD 951 to AD 969 穆宗朝樞密使Directly stated · History of Liao 103, passage 146
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Xin Tao (信韜)son 子Directly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 79
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 85 Volume 85 Biographies 15: Xiao Talin, Xiao Guanyinnu, Yelu Tizi, Yelu Xieli, Yelu Nugua, Xiao Liu, Gao Xun, Xi Heshuonu, Xiao Taliege, Yelu Sahe 7 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52 Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze 4 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 8 Volume 8 Annals 8: Jingzong 1 3 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 103 Volume 103 Biographies 33: Literature 1 3 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 70 Volume 70: Hereditary House of Eastern Han 3 passages
Career and standing
- Director of Southern Chancellery Council affairs 知南院樞密事AD 967 十七年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 89
- Southern Palace Commissioner 南院樞密使AD 947 天祿元年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 20
- Grand Councilor 樞密使AD 947 to AD 951 天祿間 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 85
- Commissioner of the Four Directions Bureau 四方館使AD 946 太宗入汴 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 83
- regent of the Supreme Capital 上京留守AD 951 應歷初 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 87
- Southern Chancellery Grand Councilor 南院樞密使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 95
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- Palace Secretariat Commissioner 樞密使AD 951 六月辛卯朔 · HeldDated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 58
- Gatekeeper Commissioner 閣門使AD 947 十二月丙寅 · HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 158
- Inner Gate Commissioner 中門使AD 946 十二月八日 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 38
- Nanjing garrison commander 南京留守AD 968 十八年五月丁酉 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 7, passage 104
- Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs 樞密使HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 103, passage 146
- Gate Commissioner 閣門使HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 81
- Grand Chancellor 大丞相HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 79, passage 44
- Nanjing garrison commander 南京留守HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 170
- Palace Secretariat commissioner 宣徽使HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 157
- Southern Chancellery Commissioner 南院樞密使HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 8, passages 10, 20
- Southern Privy Commissioner 南院樞密使HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 47
- Prince of Qin 秦王AD 969 景宗即位 · AdvancedDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 90
- Prince of Zhao 趙王AD 951 應歷初 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 87
- Prince of Qin 秦王AD 969 保寧元年 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 20
- ExecutedAD 978 十年 · ExecutionDirectly stated · History of Liao 9, passage 29
- ExiledDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 96
- Struck from rollsAD 976 保寧八年七月 · RemovalDirectly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 123
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation Served
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · History of Liao 8, passage 10
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · With Muzong (穆宗) · Mode quotation Speaker Gao Xun (高勛)Directly stated · History of Liao 103, passage 150
- Memorial · Author · With Muzong (穆宗)Directly stated · History of Liao 7, passage 75
- Memorial · Author · Summary rice fields in Southern Capital suburbsDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 91
- Speech · Speaker · With Muzong (穆宗) · Mode quotation Speaker Gao Xun (高勛)Directly stated · History of Liao 103, passages 147-148
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Gao Xun (高勛)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 158
Events and relationships
- AidedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 73
- Appealed and supervised executionDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 160-161, 163
- Delivered surrender memorialDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 109, passage 38
- Enthroned JingzongDirectly stated · History of Liao 78, passage 47
- Invested Liu ChongDated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 58
- InvestedDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 86
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- Investiture missionDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 158
- Stopped execution of Li HanDirectly stated · History of Liao 103, passage 146
- Surrendered withDirectly stated · History of Liao 85, passage 82
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment basked in favor and gave free rein to desires · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 79, passage 44
- Assessment Deguang's words were evasive; he is near death · Mode quotation Speaker Gao Xun (高勛)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 158
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 10; New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 158
References in the histories
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