Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Administrator

Gao Shen 高慎

Attested AD 532 - AD 543

Passages: 7
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Gao Shen was an administrator.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 532 乾次弟慎…來奔
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 1, passages 261, 265
AD 543 高慎之叛
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 18

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Gao Ang (高昂)
brothers 兄弟 · Full siblings
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 1, passages 257, 261
Sibling of Gao Gan (高乾)
next-youngest brother 次弟 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 261; Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 4
Spouse of Sister of Cui Xian
wife 妻
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 4

Key source chapters

Career and standing

administrator in Guang Province 在光州
Held
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 261

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 261
At Bohai 渤海
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 264
At Bohai 渤海 · Relation Returned to
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 264
At Guang Province 光州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 261

Works and attributed material

Your family's merit is great—they will surely not punish brothers together. 公家勳重，必不兄弟相及。
Speech · Addressee · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 263

Events and relationships

Considered fleeing to Liang
Personal · Agent · At Liang 梁
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 262
Fled to Gao Huan
Personal · Agent
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 265
Rebelled
Military · Rebel
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 18

Assessments and attributes

Assessment governed with harsh severity and took bribes · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 261

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 261

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 1Volume 1 Annals 1: Emperor Shenwu 1 · 2 passages

時乾次弟慎在光州，為政嚴猛，又從部下取納，魏帝使代之。 Gao Qian's next-youngest brother Shen was in Guang Province, governing with harsh severity and taking bribes from his subordinates; the Wei emperor sent someone to replace him.

慎聞難，將奔梁。 Shen heard of the trouble and was about to flee to Liang.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang · 5 passages

暹少為書生，避地渤海，依高乾，以妹妻乾弟慎。 In youth Xian was a student; he fled to Bohai and attached himself to Gao Gan, giving his sister in marriage to Gan's brother Shen.

慎後臨光州，啟暹為長史。 When Shen later governed Guangzhou, he had Xian appointed chief clerk.

高慎之叛，與暹有隙，高祖欲殺之，世宗救免。 When Gao Shen rebelled, having a rift with Xian, Gao Huan wished to kill him; Gao Cheng rescued and pardoned him.

咸陽王、司馬令並是吾對門布衣之舊，尊貴親昵，無過二人，同時獲罪，吾不能救，諸君其慎之。」 Prince of Xianyang and Minister Sima were both my old companions of common cloth opposite the gate, honored and intimate beyond all others; at the same time they incurred guilt—I could not save them; gentlemen, be wary."

昂素勤慎，奉勑之後，彌自警勗，部分科條，校正今古，所增損十有七八。 Ang had always been diligent and careful. After the order he redoubled his watch on himself, set out the legal articles, and collated past and present usage — his additions and cuts came to seven or eight parts in ten.