Gaozu (高祖) | 24 Histories

Overview

Gaozu was a ruler.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 高祖定天下
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 13
AD 947 高祖至東京
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 68
AD 947 高祖起義於太原
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 35

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passages 13, 35

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 106, passage 68

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 106Volume 106 Book of Later Jin 8: Biographies 3: Wang Zhou, Liu Shenjiao, Wu Hanqiu, Zhang Guan, Li Yin, Liu Zaiming, Ma Wan, Li Yancong, Guo Jin, Huang Fuli, Bai Zairong, Zhang Peng · 4 passages

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高祖定天下，移鎮徐州，加同平章事。 After Gaozu secured the empire, Zhou was reassigned to Xuzhou and made a co-director of the Secretariat.

尋聞高祖起義於太原，史宏肇在澤潞，都人大懼。 Word soon came that Gaozu had risen in Taiyuan while Shi Hongzhao held Ze and Lu, and the people of the capital were seized with fear.

高祖至汴，罷使歸班。 When Gaozu reached Bian he was relieved of special duty and returned to regular court service.

高祖至東京，授洺州刺史，漢球以目疾年高辭郡，帝曰：「廣平小郡，卿臥理有餘，無以疾辭。」 When Gaozu reached the Eastern Capital he appointed Hanqiu prefect of Mingzhou. Hanqiu pleaded eye trouble and old age, but the emperor said, "Guangping is a small prefecture. You can govern it from your bed with ease—do not refuse because of illness."