Yuan · Military Officer

Mo Gao 貊高

Attested AD 1366 - AD 1366

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mo Gao was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1366 至正二十六年八月
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 47, passage 96
AD 1366 至正二十六年夏四月
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 47, passage 70

Career and standing

killed Weihui garrison commander 殺衛輝守禦官
Killed · With Yu Renfu (余仁輔)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 47, passage 96
killed Zhangde garrison commander 殺彰德守禦官
Killed · With Fan Guoying (範國英)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 47, passage 96

Places and affiliations

Polity Yuan 元 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 47, passage 70

Works and attributed material

Memorial · Author
Directly stated · History of Yuan 47, passage 96

Events and relationships

Killed Yu Renfu and Fan Guoying then moved to Qinghua and returned to Zhangde
AD 1366 至正二十六年八月 · Military · Commander · With Yu Renfu (余仁輔) · At Zhangde 彰德
Directly stated · History of Yuan 47, passage 96
Mutinied causing Guan Bao and Hulinchi to flee
AD 1366 至正二十六年夏四月 · Military · Mutineer
Directly stated · History of Yuan 47, passage 70

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 47Volume 47 Annals 47: Shundi 10 · 2 passages

會貊高等為變，關保、虎林赤夜遁，李思齊遂解而西。 when Mo Gao and others mutinied, Guan Bao and Hulinchi fled by night, and Li Siqi thereupon disengaged and marched west.

庚戌，貊高殺衛輝守禦官余仁輔、彰德守禦官範國英，引軍至清化，聞懷慶有備，遂還彰德，上疏言：「人臣以尊君為本，以盡忠為心，以愛民為務。 On the gengxu day Mo Gao killed the Weihui garrison commander Yu Renfu and the Zhangde garrison commander Fan Guoying, led troops to Qinghua, heard that Huaiqing was prepared, and therefore returned to Zhangde. He submitted a memorial stating: "A minister takes honoring the ruler as his foundation, utmost loyalty as his heart, and cherishing the people as his task.