Sui and Tang · Mother of Du Gao

Mother of Du Gao 羔母

Attested c. AD 785

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mother of Du Gao was a Mother of Du Gao.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. AD 785 貞元初
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 148

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Du Gao (杜羔)
mother 母
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 148

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 172, passage 148

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 2 passages

父死河北，母更兵亂，不知所之，羔憂號終日。 His father died in Hebei; amid renewed warfare his mother vanished without trace, and Gao mourned and cried out the whole day long.

及兼為澤潞判官，鞫獄，有媼辨對不凡，乃羔母，因得奉養。 While Jian held a judgeship on the Ze-Lu circuit and was hearing a case, an old woman's sharp replies revealed her as Gao's long-lost mother, and he was able to take her home and care for her.