Sui and Tang · Emperor

High Ancestor 高祖

Gaozu

Attested AD 618 - AD 626

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

High Ancestor was an emperor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 618 to AD 626 高祖
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 12, passage 78

Career and standing

High Ancestor 高祖
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 12, passage 78
Attested
Deceased ancestral spirit
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 12, passage 78

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 12, passage 78
At ancestral temple 宗廟 · Relation Enshrined at
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 12, passages 64, 78

Events and relationships

Received ancestral temple offering
AD 713 to AD 741 開元神武皇帝 · Ritual · Honoree
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 12, passages 78, 93

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 12Volume 12 Treatises 2: Rites and Music 2 · 2 passages

次奠太祖、代祖、高祖、太宗、高宗、中宗、睿宗，皆如懿祖。 Next he presents offerings to the Great Ancestor, Replaced Ancestor, High Ancestor, Taizong, Gaozong, Zhongzong, and Ruizong, all following the Accomplished Ancestor's procedure.

次奠懿祖、太祖、代祖、高祖、太宗、高宗、中宗、睿宗如獻祖。 Next he presents offerings to the Accomplished Ancestor, Great Ancestor, Replaced Ancestor, High Ancestor, Taizong, Gaozong, Zhongzong, and Ruizong as at the Offering Ancestor.