Five Dynasties · Ruler

Gaozu of Han 漢高祖

Han Gaozu

First attested AD 947; died AD 948

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gaozu of Han was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

AD 948 高祖崩
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 53

Attested activity

AD 947 圍之百餘日
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 43, 49
AD 947 漢高祖定京師
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 41-42
AD 948 高祖崩
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 52-53

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 41

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Gaozu of Han (漢高祖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 52

Events and relationships

Executed Yan soldiers
AD 947 漢高祖定京師 · Legal · Ruler · At Fantai 繁臺
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 44
Personally attacked
AD 947 漢高祖定京師 · Military · Commander · With Du Zhongwei (杜重威)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 42
Secured the capital
AD 947 漢高祖定京師 · Military · Ruler
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 41
Summoned and later pardoned
AD 947 圍之百餘日 · Diplomatic · Ruler · With Du Zhongwei (杜重威)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passages 43, 49-50

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 52, passage 41

References in the histories

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History

8 passages

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 52Volume 52 Miscellaneous Biographies 32: Du Zhongwei, Li Zhouzhen, Zhang Yanze · 8 passages

漢高祖定京師，拜重威太尉、歸德軍節度使，重威懼，不受命。 After Emperor Gaozu of Han secured the capital, he appointed Zhongwei Grand Commandant and military governor of Guide. Zhongwei was afraid and did not accept.

遣高行周攻之，不克，高祖乃自將攻之。 He sent Gao Xingzhou to attack him but could not overcome the city. Gaozu then personally led the assault.

初，契丹留燕兵千五百人在京師，高祖自太原入，告者言其將反，高祖悉誅於繁臺，其亡者奔於鄴。 Earlier the Khitan had left fifteen hundred Yan soldiers in the capital. When Gaozu entered from Taiyuan, informers said they would rebel. Gaozu executed them all at Fantai. Those who escaped fled to Ye.

高祖已殺燕兵，悔之，數遣人招璉等，璉登城呼曰：「繁臺之誅，燕兵何罪？ Gaozu regretted killing the Yan soldiers and repeatedly sent men to summon Zhang Lian and the others. Lian shouted from the wall: "At the massacre at Fantai, what crime had the Yan soldiers committed?

重威乃遣判官王敏及其妻相次請降，高祖許之。 Zhongwei then sent his aide Wang Min and then his wife in succession to request surrender. Gaozu granted it.

重威素服出見高祖，高祖赦重威，拜檢校太師、守太傅、兼中書令。 Zhongwei appeared before Gaozu in plain dress. Gaozu pardoned him and appointed him Honorary Grand Preceptor, Acting Grand Tutor, and concurrent Director of the Secretariat.

高祖病甚，顧大臣曰：「善防重威！」 When Gaozu was gravely ill he looked at his ministers and said, "Take good care against Zhongwei!"

高祖崩，秘不發喪，大臣乃共誅之，及其子弘璋、弘璨、弘璲尸於市，市人蹴而詬之，吏不能禁，支裂蹈踐，斯須而盡。 After Gaozu died the death was kept secret. The ministers jointly executed Zhongwei and his sons Hongzhang, Hongcan, and Hongsui. Their bodies were exposed in the market. Townspeople kicked and reviled them. Officers could not restrain them. The corpses were torn apart and trampled until in a moment nothing remained.