Overview
Gao Ang was an Eastern Wei general, also known by the courtesy name Aocao.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern Qi
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Gao Ao | 昂 | Gao Ao |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 531 中興初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 128
- AD 532 令殺其弟昂…來奔Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 1, passages 257-258
- AD 533 年十五·刺史高昂Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 176
- AD 531 潛竄累載前Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 46
- AD 560 皇建元年庚申Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 6, passage 91
- AD 532 閏三月Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 216
Family
- Sibling of Gao Shen (高慎)brothers 兄弟 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 1, passages 257, 261
- Sibling of Gao Gan (高乾)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 257
- Sibling of Gao Jishi (高季式)younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 216
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 1 Volume 1 Annals 1: Emperor Shenwu 1 3 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 6 Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Xiaozhao 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 13 Volume 13 Biographies 5: Gao Chen; Gao Rui (Northern Qi); Gao Yue (Northern Qi); Gao Mai 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 23 Volume 23 Biographies 15: Wei Langen; Cui Ling 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 34 Volume 34 Biographies 26: Yang Yin; Yan Zixian; Song Qindao; Zheng Yi 1 passage
Career and standing
- governor 刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 176
- associated sacrifice in ancestral temple 配饗AD 560 皇建元年 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 6, passage 91
- NotedDeceasedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 6, passage 91
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Wei 東魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 176
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 216
- Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 257
- At Bohai 渤海Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 264
Works and attributed material
- 喪吾弟矣！Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 216
Events and relationships
- Seized Pan Shaoye and fled to Gao HuanDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 258
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passages 216, 257; Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 176
References in the histories
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