Gao Xu (, 514–545 CE) was a Chinese writer and military leader of

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and Eastern Wei with the courtesy name "Shuzong" (). He was a son of

Gao Qianzhi 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. History He was born to Northern Wei nobleman and official Gao Chong. He was rai ...

and a grandson of

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 ...

, himself a grandson of King

Juqu Mujian Juqu Mujian (; before 420 – 447), named Juqu Maoqian (沮渠茂虔) in some sources, formally Prince Ai of Hexi (河西哀王), was a king of the Xiongnu-led Northern Liang dynasty of China—with most Chinese historians considering him the last ...

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 ...

. Gao Xu was eager to learn, and growing up dabbled in book biography. Gao Xu joined the army of Wei as Sikong () and was then appointed Changliu canjun (). He further served as General Zhenyuan (). He died in the third year of the Wuding Era (545), aged thirty-two.

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