Gao Xu (Northern Wei)

Gao Xu (Chinese: 高緒; pinyin: Gāo xù, 514–545 CE)^[1] was a Chinese writer and military leader of Northern and Eastern Wei with the courtesy name "Shuzong" (Chinese: 叔宗; pinyin: Shū zōng).^[2]

He was a son of Gao Qianzhi and a grandson of Gao Chong, himself a grandson of King Juqu Mujian of Northern Liang. Gao Xu was eager to learn, and growing up dabbled in book biography.^[3]^[2] Gao Xu joined the army of Wei as Sikong (Chinese: 司空; pinyin: Sīkōng) and was then appointed Changliu canjun (Chinese: 長流參軍; pinyin: Chángliú cānjūn).^[4] He further served as General Zhenyuan (Chinese: 鎮遠將軍; pinyin: Zhènyuǎn jiāngjūn).^[2]

He died in the third year of the Wuding Era (545), aged thirty-two.^[3]

References

^ 簡修煒 (2000). 北朝五史辭典 Volume 2. 山東敎育出版社. p. 993. ISBN 978-7-5328-2693-3. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c 谢圣明; 黄立平 (1999). 白話二十四史 Volume 7. 中国华侨出版社. p. 352. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b 高路加, ed. (September 2015). 高姓简史 (in Chinese). 江西人民出版社. ISBN 9787210077862. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ 中外文學 Volume 20, Issues 1-6 (in Chinese). 1991. p. 130. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[1] 簡修煒 (2000). 北朝五史辭典 Volume 2. 山東敎育出版社. p. 993. ISBN 978-7-5328-2693-3. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[谢圣明-2] 谢圣明; 黄立平 (1999). 白話二十四史 Volume 7. 中国华侨出版社. p. 352. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

[高姓简史-3] 高路加, ed. (September 2015). 高姓简史 (in Chinese). 江西人民出版社. ISBN 9787210077862. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[4] 中外文學 Volume 20, Issues 1-6 (in Chinese). 1991. p. 130. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]