Sui and Tang · Official and Administrator

Wei Gao 韋臯

Attested AD 785 - AD 805

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wei Gao was an official and Administrator.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 785 to AD 805 昔韋臯蓄財多
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 76

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 76

Events and relationships

Amassed wealth enabling later rebellion
Fiscal · Accumulator
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 76
Relation Predecessor whose wealth enabled · Person Liu Pi (劉闢)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 76

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 146Volume 146 Biographies 71: Two Li's · 1 passage

問吉甫，對曰：「昔韋臯蓄財多，故劉闢因以構亂。 The emperor asked Jifu, who replied, "In the past Wei Gao amassed great wealth, and Liu Pi was thereby able to raise rebellion.