Overview
Gao Chen was a Royal Family Member and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern Qi
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yongbao | 永寶 | Yongbao |
| Posthumous name | Zhenping | 貞平 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 534 to AD 537 天平中Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 13
Age
- 23Reckoning Sui · At deathDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 13
Attested activity
- AD 531 中興初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 4
- AD 534 to AD 537 天平中Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 13, passages 12-13
- AD 532 太昌初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 6
- AD 533 永熙二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 8
- AD 531 to AD 537 趙郡Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 235
- AD 534 魏武帝末Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 25, passage 10
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Mother of Gao Chen (高琛母)mother 母Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 115
- Sibling of Gao Huibao (高惠寶)same-mother younger brother 同母弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 115
- Parent of Gao Rui (高叡)son 子Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 16
- Spouse of Princess Huayang (華陽公主)wife 妻Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passages 19, 79
- Sibling of Gao Huan (高歡)younger brother 家弟
younger brother 弟Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 10; Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 2
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 13 Volume 13 Biographies 5: Gao Chen; Gao Rui (Northern Qi); Gao Yue (Northern Qi); Gao Mai 7 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30 Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang 3 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 25 Volume 25 Biographies 17: Zhang Zuan; Zhang Liang; Zhang Yao; Zhang Qi; Xu Yuan; Wang Jun; Wang Hong 1 passage
Origins and identity
- Line younger brother of Gao HuanDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 2
Career and standing
- AppointedAD 531 中興初 · Labels Regular Attendant of the Scattered Cavalry 散騎常侍, General Who Pacifies the West 鎮西將軍, Grand Master of the Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon 金紫光祿大夫Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 4
- censor-in-chief 御史中尉AD 534 to AD 537 天平中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 12
- AppointedAD 532 太昌初 · Labels General of Chariots and Cavalry 車騎大將軍, Left Grand Master of the Golden Seal 左光祿大夫Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 6
- AppointedAD 533 永熙二年 · Labels Bearer of the Staff of Authority 使持節, Area Commander and Governor of Ding Province 都督定州刺史, Area Commander-in-Chief of Six Provinces 六州大都督Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 8
- AppointedLabels Grand General of the Agile Cavalry 驃騎大將軍, Specially Advanced 特進, Opener of a Government Office Equal in Protocol to the Three Ducal Ministers 開府儀同三司, Regular Attendant of the Scattered Cavalry 散騎常侍Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 7
- AppointedLabels Vice Director of the Great Field Headquarters for Bing, Xi, and Fen Provinces 幷肆汾大行臺僕射, Area Commander-in-Chief of Six Provinces and Nine Chieftains 六州九酋長大都督Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 11
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- Posthumously appointedAD 567 天統三年 · Labels Left Chancellor 左丞相, Grand Preceptor 太師, Recorder of Affairs of the Masters of Writing 錄尚書事, Governor of Ji Province 冀州刺史Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 15
- Posthumously appointedLabels Bearer of the Staff of Authority 使持節, Palace Attendant 侍中, Area Commander of Military Affairs in Ten Provinces 都督冀定滄瀛幽殷幷肆雲朔十州諸軍事, Grand General of the Agile Cavalry 驃騎大將軍, Governor of Ji Province 冀州刺史, Grand Commandant 太尉, Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書令Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 14
- Duke of Southern Zhao Commandery 南趙郡公AD 532 太昌初 · Enfeoffed · Fief Households 5000Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 6
- paired sacrifice in Gao Huan temple 配饗高祖廟庭AD 567 天統三年 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 15
- Acting Yellow Battle-Axe 假黃鉞AD 567 天統三年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 15
- Duke of Southern Zhao Commandery 南趙郡公AD 532 太昌初 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 6
Places and affiliations
- Northern Qi 北齊Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 15
- AD 533 永熙二年At Ding Province 定州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 8
Events and relationships
- Managed Jinyang affairs during campaignDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 11
- Violated rear palaces; beaten to deathDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 13
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment heroic and imposing, with composed and upright bearing · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 235
- Assessment his fate exemplified the impartiality of Heaven's Way · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 236
References in the histories
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