Overview
Guan Gao was a Chancellor of Zhao and conspirator.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- BC 198 張敖已出Suicide by cutting his throatDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 261
- Suicide by cutting throatDirectly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 208
Age
- 60Reckoning Over sixty · Source Text 年六十餘Directly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 167
- 六十餘BC 200 漢七年 · Quantity over sixtyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 209
Attested activity
- BC 200 七年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 41, passage 167
- BC 198 九年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 41, passage 183
- BC 198 張敖已出Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 252-254, 261
- BC 200 漢七年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 207, 209; Records of the Grand Historian 104, passages 7, 12
- BC 198 漢九年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 226
- BC 199 漢八年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 221
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- BC 200 to BC 198 貫高…謀弒上Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 46, passage 99
Family
- Kinship Role wife · Count 1Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 247
- Kinship Role three clans · Count 3Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 248
- Kinship Role three-clans · Count 3 · 三族皆以論死Directly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 200
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 247
- Kinship Role parents · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 247
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 89 Biographies of Zhang Er and Chen Yu 16 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 41 Volume 32: Zhang Er and Chen Yu 12 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 104 Biography of Tian Shu 4 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 2 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 46 Volume 37: Ji Bu, Luan Bu and Tian Shu 2 passages
Career and standing
- chancellor 相Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 209
- minister 人臣Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 259
- Chancellor of Zhao 趙相BC 200 漢七年 · HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 209
- Became household slaveBC 198 漢九年 · Enslavement disguiseDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 234
- EnteredArrestedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 104, passage 15
- Transported in sealed prison cartBC 198 漢九年 · CaptivityDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 231
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- name of plotting assassination 篡殺之名Accused of plotting assassinationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 259
- ArrestedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 227
- Flogged and needledBC 198 漢九年 · TortureDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 236
- pardoned 赦PardonedDirectly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 204
- pardon 赦Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 253, 256
- Three clans sentenced to deathBC 198 漢九年 · Clan condemnationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 248
- tortured in interrogation 榜笞TorturedDirectly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 190
- TriedBC 198 漢九年 · TrialDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 235
Places and affiliations
- BC 200 漢七年Polity Zhao 趙 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 209
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 252
- BC 198 漢九年At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Taken as prisoner toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 231
- BC 199 漢八年At Bairen 柏人 · Relation Ambushed atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 221
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Zhang Ao (張敖)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 210-212
- Speech · Speaker · With Zhang Ao (張敖)Directly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 168
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Xie Gong (泄公)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 245
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Han 41, passages 172-176, 205-207
- Testimony · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Xie Gong (泄公)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 247-250
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- Testimony · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 235
- Testimony · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Han 41, passages 189, 199-202
Events and relationships
- Asked whether his king had truly been releasedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 254
- Held on to life to prove King Zhang did not rebelDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 257
- Hid assassins in walls at BairenDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 221
- Plot reported by enemiesBC 198 漢九年 · Legal · AccusedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 226
- Plotted to kill Gaozu at BairenDirectly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 178
- Plotted regicideConspiracy · ConspiratorDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 99
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- Proposed killing GaozuDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 212
- Secretly plotted to assassinate GaozuDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 104, passage 13
- Shaved and collared to follow the kingDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 234
- Stopped co conspirators from suicideBC 198 漢九年 · Legal · RestrainerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 228, 230
- Testimony cleared Zhang AoLegal · WitnessDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 104, passage 18
- Threw back his head, cut his own throat, and diedPersonal · AgentDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 261
- Relation Minister of · Person Zhang Ao (張敖)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 257, 259
- Relation Served · Person Zhang Ao (張敖)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 209, 212
- Relation Former retainer of · Person Zhang Er (張耳)Directly stated · Book of Han 41, passage 167
- Relation Retainer of · Person Zhang Er (張耳)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 209
- Relation Co conspirator of · Person Zhao Wu (趙午)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 216, 219
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment brave man · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Emperor Gaozu (高祖)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 240
- BC 198 張敖已出Assessment his name became renowned throughout the realm · Mode narrativeDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 262
- Assessment kept his word; able to stand by his promises · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 252
- Assessment renowned in Zhao for honor and keeping his word · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Xie Gong (泄公)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 243
- Assessment strong man who kept his pledged word · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Gaozu (高祖)Directly stated · Book of Han 41, passages 193, 204
- Assessment would be ashamed to serve the Emperor again after bearing the name of assassination · Mode speech Speaker Guan Gao (貫高)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passages 259-260
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 252
- flogged thousands of times and pricked until no spot remained to strike, but did not change testimonyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 89, passage 236
References in the histories
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