Gao Qianzhi (, 486–527 CE) was a bureaucrat, literati, and scholar of the Northern Wei Dynasty with the courtesy name of Daorang (). He was from

Bohai Commandery Bohai Commandery (勃海郡 or 渤海郡) was a commandery of China from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty. It was centered around modern southern Hebei province. The commandery was established during Emperor Gaozu of Han's reign. In Western Han, it ad ...

History

He was born to Northern Wei nobleman and official

Gao Chong Gao Chong (, died 527 AD) was a Chinese official of the Northern Wei Dynasty with the courtesy name of Jishan (), from the Bohai Commandery. Biography His mother, Princess Wuwei, was the daughter of Juqu Mujian of Northern Liang and of Queen T ...

. He was raised by his stepmother Li, who made no distinctions between her children and him, and Qianzhi showed filial piety towards her. When he grew up, he read widely, not only classics and histories, but also astronomy and maps. He inherited his father's title, and was given the title of General Xuanwei (). He was promoted to Che Duwei () and Tingwei Cheng (). In 525 (first year of Xiaochang), he acted as the county magistrate of Heyin. He soon received the title of General Ningyuan (). Gao Qianzhi spent two years in Heyin, making profits and losses on the political system, and he often studied the old rules. At that time, his younger brother Gao Daomu (that is,

Gao Gongzhi Gao Gongzhi (, 489–530 CE) was a political figure in the Northern Wei Dynasty with the courtesy name of Daomu (). He was from Bohai Commandery. History Gao Gongzhi was the son of Gao Chong and the younger brother of Gao Qianzhi. During the peri ...

, courtesy name Daomu) was the censor. He also had a reputation for being talented. He made a plea for fair reward and punishment, which caught the attention of Empress Dowager Hu, who appointed him Guozi official (). He inquired about the history of the

Northern Liang The Northern Liang (; 397–439) was a dynastic state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China. It was ruled by the Juqu family of Lushuihu origin (a branch of the Xiongnu). Although Duan Ye of Han ethnicity was initially enthroned as the Northern Liang ...

Juqu clan and compiled the '' Liang Shu'' () in ten volumes. In 527 (in the third year of Xiaochang), when the Imperial Court planned to mint coins, he ordered the minting of three coins. Although this plan was accepted, it was not implemented during his lifetime. Always in the third year of Xiaochang (527), he was framed by Li Shengui and died in prison on the eve of the amnesty at the age of forty-two. During the Yong'an period, he was given the posthumous titles of Provincial Governor of Yingzhou () and Conscript General (), and was given the posthumous name of "Kang" (). Over 100 articles written by him during his lifetime were collected and compiled into an anthology.

Personal information

Consort and issue(s): * Mrs Zhang (張氏) from Zhongshan ** Gao Ziru (高子儒), courtesy name Xiaoli (孝禮), held several posts, including Guanglu Dafu () **

Gao Xu Gao Xu (; 1877－1925), was a Chinese poet, writer, revolutionary, political activist. Gao is one of the three founders of the South Society which was the largest organization of literature and poetry during the late Qing dynasty China and the ...

(高緒), courtesy name Shuzong (叔宗), held several posts, including General Zhenyuan () ** Gao Xiaozhen (高孝貞) ** Gao Xiaoqian (高孝幹)

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{{reflist 6th-century Chinese people 6th-century Chinese military personnel 6th-century Chinese astronomers 6th-century Chinese historians 6th-century Chinese writers Northern Wei people Xiongnu 486 births 527 deaths