Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler and General

Gaozu 高祖

Attested AD 498 - AD 503

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gaozu was a ruler and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 503 二年十月
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 111
AD 498 五年
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 88
AD 501 義師起
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passages 91-93

Career and standing

Yongzhou Inspector 雍州刺史
AD 498 五年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 88

Works and attributed material

Annals of Gaozu 高祖紀
Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 92

Events and relationships

Enforced order at Xincheng
AD 501 高祖入頓新城 · Military · Commander · At Xincheng 新城
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 101
Reached Jingling and ordered Ying siege
AD 501 高祖至竟陵 · Military · Commander · At Jingling 竟陵
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 93
Refused Nankang plan
AD 501 義師起 · Political · Decision maker · With Prince of Nankang (南康王)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 92
Tabled impeachment and summoned as Protector
AD 503 及司州城陷 · Legal · Authority · With Cao Jingzong (曹景宗)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 111
Relation Patron of · Person Cao Jingzong (曹景宗)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 89

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 9Volume 9: Wang Mao; Cao Jingzong; Liu Qingyuan · 6 passages

五年，高祖爲雍州刺史，景宗深自結附，數請高祖臨其宅。 In year five Gaozu was inspector of Yongzhou; Jingzong courted him closely and often asked him to his house.

時天下方亂，高祖亦厚加意焉。 The realm was in turmoil, and Gaozu in turn treated him generously.

高祖不從，語在《高祖紀》。 Gaozu refused, as told in the Annals of Gaozu.

高祖至竟陵，以景宗與冠軍將軍王茂濟江，圍郢城，自二月至於七月，城乃降。 At Jingling Gaozu sent Jingzong and Champion General Wang Mao across the river to besiege Ying; from the second month to the seventh month the city surrendered.

及高祖入頓新城，嚴申號令，然後稍息。 When Gaozu entered and encamped at Xincheng, he enforced orders strictly, and only then did the turmoil subside.

高祖以功臣寢而不治，徵爲護軍。 Because Jingzong was a meritorious minister, Gaozu shelved the case without punishing him and summoned him to serve as Protector of the Army.