Sui and Tang · General

Gao Xiayu 高霞寓

First attested AD 780; died AD 825 to AD 827

Passages: 11
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Gao Xiayu was a general.

Life and dates

Death

AD 825 to AD 827 寶歷中
died on the road 卒於道 · Cause abscess on the head 疽發首
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 171

Attested activity

AD 811 to AD 817 元和間
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 173, passage 50
AD 825 to AD 827 寶歷中
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 171
AD 780 德宗初
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 154
AD 806 擊劉辟
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 157
AD 814 討吳元濟
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 164

Key source chapters

Career and standing

military governor of Tang-Deng-Sui 唐鄧隋節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 164
prefect of Pengzhou 彭州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 158
Tang-Deng military governor 唐鄧節度使
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 50
grand preceptor 太保
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 171
Prince of Ganyi commandery 感義郡王
Granted
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 159

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 50
At Fanyang in Youzhou 幽州范陽
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 152

Learning and skills

Belief Buddhism 佛 · Relation Patron of shrine
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 172
Skill Spring and Autumn Annals and military manuals 春秋及兵法
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 155

Events and relationships

Defeat at Wencheng Stockade
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 165
Defeated in battle
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 50

Assessments and attributes

Assessment fierce but poor in planning; capricious · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passages 165, 173
Item Buddhist shrine Cherishing Grace 懷恩佛祠 · Relation Built
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 141, passage 172

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 50

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

New Book of Tang, Chapter 141Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 10 passages

崔鄧魏衛李韓盧高 Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li, Han, Lu, and Gao

高霞寓，幽州范陽人。 Gao Xiayu was a native of Fanyang in Youzhou.

霞寓能讀《春秋》及兵法，頗以感概自尚，狡譎多變。 Xiayu could read the 《Spring and Autumn Annals》 and military manuals, prided himself on passionate resolve, and was crafty and changeable.

元和中，以左威衛將軍隨吐突承璀討王承宗，諸將多覆軍，獨霞寓有功，詔藏所獲鎧仗於神策庫以旌之。 In the Yuanhe era, as left Weiwu guard general he followed Tutu Chengcui to attack Wang Chengzong; many generals lost their armies, but Xiayu alone distinguished himself, and an edict stored the armor and weapons he captured in the Shence arsenal to honor him.

承璀已執盧從史，其軍相驚，乃遣霞寓諭之，麾而大呼曰：「元惡縛矣，公等宜自安！」 Chenghuan had already seized Lu Congshi, and Congshi's army was alarmed; he therefore sent Xiayu to instruct them, waving his hand and shouting loudly, "The chief villain is bound—you gentlemen should settle yourselves!"

即脫鎧揖而前，眾遂定，欲留為帥，霞寓間道去。 He at once removed his armor, bowed, and advanced; the troops then settled down; they wished to keep him as commander, but Xiayu left by a hidden route.

討吳元濟也，析山南東道為兩鎮，以霞寓宿將，拜唐鄧隋節度使，遏賊南沖。 In the campaign against Wu Yuanji, Shannan East Route was divided into two commands; because Xiayu was a veteran general, he was appointed military governor of Tang-Deng-Sui to block the rebels' southern thrust.

霞寓雖悍，而寡謀，統制尤非所善，始引兵趨蕭陂，戰小勝，進至文城柵，賊偽北，逐之，為伏所掩，遂大敗，才以身免。 Xiayu, though fierce, was poor in planning and especially unskilled in command; he first led troops toward Xiaobo and won a small victory, then advanced to Wencheng Stockade; the rebels feigned a retreat northward, he pursued them into an ambush, suffered a great defeat, and barely escaped with his life.

會吐蕃攻鹽、豐二州，霞寓以兵五千屯拂雲堆，虜引去。 When the Tibetans attacked Yan and Feng prefectures, Xiayu camped five thousand troops at Fuyun Mound and the barbarians withdrew.

霞寓位既高，言多不遜，帝欲罷其兵，益自憂，乃上私第為佛祠，請署曰「懷恩」，以塞帝疑。 Once Xiayu's position was high, his words were often disrespectful; the emperor wished to remove his troops; he grew still more anxious and built a Buddhist shrine at his private residence, requesting it be inscribed "Cherishing Grace" to allay the emperor's suspicions.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 173Volume 173 Biographies 98: Pei Du · 1 passage

會唐鄧節度使高霞寓戰卻，它相揣帝厭兵，欲赦賊，鉤上指。 When Tang-Deng governor Gao Xiayu suffered a defeat, other chief ministers, guessing that the emperor was weary of war and inclined to pardon the rebels, exchanged knowing glances.