Overview
The translated histories identify Zhao Gao as a courtier, eunuch, named individual, and official. This record brings together 19 passages from 5 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Zhao Gao | 趙高 | Zhào Gāo |
| Personal | |||
| Title | |||
| Given | Gao | 高 | Gao |
| Surname | Zhao | 趙 | Zhao |
| Personal | Zhao Gao | 趙高 | Zhao Gao |
| Personal name | Zhao Gao | 趙高 | Zhao Gao |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liangshu:038:s0309, yuanshi:204:s0070
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:088:s0022
Roles
- Courtier
- Eunuch
- Named Individual
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 始皇三十七年 · Western Year: BC 210Explicit event contextual date · shiji:088:s0034
- Source Date: Text: 秦二世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 210 · End: BC 207Strongly inferred · liangshu:038:s0309
- Source Date: Text: 秦時 · Western Year: BC 210Explicit · yuanshi:204:s0070
- Source Date: Text: 秦末 · Western Year: BC 209Explicit event contextual date · shiji:099:s0162
Family
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- Child of Mother of Zhao Gao (趙高之母)Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
- Kinship Role: brothers · Count: 3 · Label: several brothers / 昆弟數人 · Count Qualifier: severalUncertain · shiji:088:s0023
Origins and identity
- Label: distant kinsman of the Zhao royal house / 诸赵疏远属Explicit · shiji:088:s0022
Career and standing
- Label: Commander of the Central Chariot Bureau / 中車府令 · Action: appointedExplicit · shiji:088:s0024
- Label: rank and office / 官爵 · Action: restoredExplicit · shiji:088:s0028
- Status: lowborn · Label: lowly for generations / 世世卑贱Explicit · shiji:088:s0023
- Explicit · shiji:088:s0026
- Explicit · shiji:088:s0028
- Label: struck from the palace register / 除其宦籍 · Action: punishedExplicit · shiji:088:s0027
- Explicit · shiji:088:s0027
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Qin / 秦 · Relation: servedExplicit · shiji:088:s0024
Learning and skills
- Skill: legal codes / 獄法 · Level: versedExplicit · shiji:088:s0024
Works and attributed material
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: conspirator · Action: conspired · Other Person Id: Li Si (李斯) · Outcome: installed Hu Hai as heir · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 始皇三十七年 · Western Year: BC 210Explicit · shiji:088:s0036
- Kind: political · Role: minister · Action: received sole trust from Er ShiExplicit · liangshu:038:s0309
- Relation: client-of · Person Id: Qin Ershi (秦二世)Explicit · shiji:088:s0025, shiji:088:s0035
- Relation: tutor-of · Person Id: Qin Ershi (秦二世)Explicit · shiji:088:s0025
- Relation: rival-of · Person Id: Meng Tian (蒙恬)Explicit · shiji:088:s0042
- Relation: associate-of · Person Id: Yan Le (閻樂)Strongly inferred · liangshu:038:s0310
- Relation: rival-of · Person Id: Meng Yi (蒙毅)Explicit · shiji:088:s0035, shiji:088:s0043
Assessments and attributes
- Kind: physical · Statement: physically strong (彊力)Explicit · shiji:088:s0024
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · yuanshi:204:s0070
References in the histories
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