Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

High Ancestor 高祖

Attested AD 502 - AD 549

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

High Ancestor was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 506 天監五年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 26, passages 162, 169
AD 502 to AD 549 梁高祖踐阼
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 26, passage 190

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passages 162, 190

Works and attributed material

Do you know Muzhi? 卿識睦之不？
Speech · Speaker · With Lu Gao (陸杲) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 163
This is he. 此人是也。
Speech · Speaker · With Lu Gao (陸杲) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 165
Gao was doing his duty—how can you resent it! 杲職司其事，卿何得爲嫌！
Speech · Speaker · With Zhang Ji (張稷) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 169

Events and relationships

Lavished favor and appointment
Political · Ruler · With Xiao Chen (蕭琛)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 190
Questioned
Political · Ruler · With Lu Gao (陸杲)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 162

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Liang 26, passage 162

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 26Volume 26: Fan Xiu; Fu Zhao; Fu Ying; Xiao Chen; Lu Gao · 6 passages

高祖聞之，以問杲，杲答曰「有之」。 When the High Ancestor heard of this he questioned Gao, who answered, “That is so.”

高祖曰：「卿識睦之不？」 The High Ancestor asked, “Do you know Muzhi?”

時睦之在御側，上指示杲曰：「此人是也。」 Muzhi was then at the emperor’s side; the emperor pointed and said, “This is he.”

領軍將軍張稷，是杲從舅，杲嘗以公事彈稷，稷因侍宴訴高祖曰：「陸杲是臣通親，小事彈臣不貸。」 Zhang Ji, the Army Director, was Gao’s collateral maternal uncle; Gao once impeached him on official grounds. At a banquet Ji complained to the High Ancestor: “Lu Gao is my close kinsman—over a trifle he impeached me and would show no mercy.”

高祖曰：「杲職司其事，卿何得爲嫌！」 The High Ancestor said, “Gao was doing his duty—how can you resent it!”

琛朗悟辯捷，加諳究朝典，高祖在田，與琛遊舊，及踐天曆，任遇甚隆，美矣。 Chen was quick-witted and eloquent and thoroughly versed in court precedent; the High Ancestor had known him in private life, and when he took the throne his favor was lavish—a fine thing indeed.