Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Official

Gao Aocao 高敖曹

First attested AD 534; died AD 538

Passages: 4
Chapters: 3
Histories: 3

Overview

Gao Aocao was a general and Official.

Life and dates

Death

AD 538 元象元年八月辛卯
Killed in battle · At Heyin 河陰
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 280

Attested activity

AD 538 元象元年八月辛卯
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 111, passages 278, 280
AD 534 魏孝武西遷
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 43, passage 179

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Minister over the Masses 司徒公
Held
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 280

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 111Volume 105a Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 1 · 1 passage

八月辛卯，司徒公高敖曹戰歿於河陰。 In the eighth month, on xinmao day, Gao Aocao, minister over the masses, fell in battle at Heyin.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Yansun; Wei You; Han Xiong; Chen Xin; Wei Xuan · 2 passages

玄遂率募鄉曲，立義于關南，卽從韋法保與東魏司徒高敖曹戰於關口。 Xuan raised a loyal militia south of the passes and fought with Wei Fabao against Gao Aocao, Eastern Wei's Minister of Works, at the pass.

復與高敖曹接戰。 He fought Gao Aocao again.

Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 1 passage

諸將高敖曹、彭樂等皆勇冠一時，景常輕之，曰：「此屬皆如豕突，勢何所至！」 Gao Aocao, Peng Le, and the rest were bravest of their age; Jing often held them light and said, "These are pigs charging—how far can they go!"