Gaozu of Jin (晉高祖)

Overview

Gaozu of Jin was a ruler.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 936 to AD 942 晉高祖
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 56, passage 161

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 56Volume 56 Miscellaneous Biographies 36: He Ning, Zhao Ying, Feng Yu, Lu Zhi, Lü Qi, Xue Rong, He Ze, Wang Quan, Shi Gui, Long Min · 3 passages

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晉高祖時為兵部尚書。 Under Later Jin's Gaozu he served as Minister of War.

是時，高祖以父事契丹，權當奉使，嘆曰：「我雖不才，安能稽顙於穹廬乎？」 At that time Gaozu treated the Khitan like a father-lord. Quan was to serve as envoy and sighed, "Though I am no great man, how could I kowtow in a nomad tent?"

晉高祖立，召拜刑部侍郎、鹽鐵副使，遷吏部侍郎，分知銓事，有能名。 When Later Jin's Gaozu took the throne, Gui was summoned as Vice Minister of Justice and Deputy Salt and Iron Commissioner, then promoted to Vice Minister of Personnel with shared charge of selection affairs, and earned a reputation for competence.