Ancient China · Official and Judge

Gao Yao 皋陶

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gao Yao was an official and Judge.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 92, passage 163

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 92Volume 82a: Biographies of Alchemists 1 · 1 passage

舜用皋陶，政致雍熙、殷、周雖有高宗、昌、發之君，猶賴傅說、呂望之策，故能克崇其業，允協大中。 Shun used Gao Yao and harmony followed. Yin and Zhou boasted kings like Gaozong, Wen, and Wu, yet even they leaned on Fu Yue and Lü Wang—only thus could they magnify their work and hit the great mean.