Qin and Han · Ruler

High Emperor 高皇帝

Gao Huangdi

Attested BC 202

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

High Emperor was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 202 高皇帝誅項籍
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 21

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 21
At Lu 魯 · Relation Besieged
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 21

Events and relationships

Besieged Lu
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 21
Defeated
Military · Commander · With Xiang Yu (項羽)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 21

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 121Biographies of Confucian Scholars · 1 passage

及高皇帝誅項籍，舉兵圍魯，魯中諸儒尚講誦習禮樂，弦歌之音不絕，豈非聖人之遺化，好禮樂之國哉？ When the High Emperor defeated Xiang Yu and his armies laid siege to Lu, the Confucian scholars within the city were still lecturing, reciting, and practicing the rites and music; the sounds of strings and song never ceased. Was this not the enduring legacy of the sage — a land truly devoted to ritual and music?