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Emperor Gaozu of Han 漢高

Han Gaozu

Attested AD 195 - AD 206

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 3

Overview

Emperor Gaozu of Han was a Han Emperor.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Emperor Gaozu	高皇帝	Gao Huangdi

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 206 to AD 195 漢初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 43, passage 48
AD 202 to AD 195 漢書高皇帝
Directly stated · History of Song 110, passage 89
AD 206 to AD 195 漢高命韓信為將
Directly stated · History of Ming 57, passage 27

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Taishang Huang (太上皇)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Song 110, passage 89

Key source chapters

Works and attributed material

Book of Han 漢書
Relation Subject of
Directly stated · History of Song 110, passage 89

Events and relationships

Appointed general with altar ceremony
Ritual · Sovereign · With Han Xin (韓信)
Directly stated · History of Ming 57, passage 27

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 57Volume 57 Treatises 33: Rites 11 · 1 passage

漢高命韓信爲將，設壇具禮。 Emperor Gaozu of Han appointed Han Xin as general and established an altar with full ceremony.

History of Song, Chapter 110Volume 110 Treatises 63: Rites 13 · 1 passage

於是禮部、太常寺言：“《漢書》高皇帝五日一朝太上皇，乞依此故事，每五日一次詣德壽宮朝見，如宮中禮。” The Ministry of Rites and the Temple of Rites then reported: "The 《Book of Han》 records that Emperor Gaozu of Han attended the Supreme Emperor once every five days. We request following this precedent and visiting Deshou Palace once every five days, using inner-palace ceremony."

Book of Sui, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong · 1 passage

婁敬之與漢高，殊非血胤，呂布之于董卓，良異天親，芝焚蕙歎，事不同此。 Lou Jing stood with Emperor Gaozu of Han though they shared no blood; Lü Bu served Dong Zhuo though heaven had made them no kin. When one orchid withers the others may grieve, but your case is not like that.