Gao Baoxu (924–962), courtesy name Xinggong (省躬), was the fourth ruler of Jingnan (r. 960–962). He was the tenth son of Jingnan's second king

Gao Conghui Gao Conghui () (891 – December 1, 948; might have been born with or used the name Zhu Conghui (), formally Prince Wenxian of Nanping (), courtesy name Zunsheng () was the ruler of the History of China, Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Peri ...

, and the younger brother of Jingnan's third king

Gao Baorong Gao Baorong () (920–960), courtesy name Dechang (德長), formally Prince Zhenyi of Nanping (南平貞懿王), was King of Nanping from 948 to 960, one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China China, officially the People's Republic ...

. Gao Baoxu has been described as a profligate and licentious ruler. He would summon prostitutes and muscular soldiers to his palace for group orgies in broad daylight, while he and his concubines watched from behind a curtain. Wasteful construction projects also caused widespread resentment among the population and the army. He cared little about governance, and

Sun Guangxian Sun Guangxian (; died 968'' History of Song'', vol. 483.The Chinese Wikipedia article for Sun Guangxian gave his birth year as 900, but did not cite a source.), courtesy name Mengwen (), self-styled Baoguangzi (), was an official of the Chinese F ...

's advice largely fell on deaf ears. He became critically ill 2 years into his reign, and on his death bed he decided to pass the throne to his nephew, Gao Baorong's son

Gao Jichong Gao Jichong (高繼沖) (943–973) was the last ruler of Jingnan during imperial China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He ruled from 962 to 963 until his country was overrun by the Song Dynasty forces with little resistance. In the y ...

, after consulting Liang Yansi (梁延嗣).

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