Go Sagye ( Hanyu Pinyin: Gāo Shèjī, ?~?) was a general of

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled mos ...

in 668 CE. He was taken captive by the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom ...

after Goguryeo's fall, and subsequently served as a general for the Tang before his son

Gao Xianzhi Gao Xianzhi, or Go Seonji, (died January 24, 756) was a Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo descent. He was known as a great commander during his lifetime. He is most well known for taking part in multiple military expeditions to conquer the Western R ...

succeeded him.

Background

General Go Sagye was a distant relative of the Go Royal Family. Go became a general of Goguryeo from an unknown age and served under

Bojang of Goguryeo Bojang of Goguryeo (died 682; ) was the 28th and last monarch of Goguryeo the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was placed on the throne by the military leader Yeon Gaesomun. His reign ended when Goguryeo fell to the allied force ...

Fall of Goguryeo and captured by Tang

The Tang and

Silla Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms ...

, a Korean kingdom, launched a major invasion of Goguryeo in 668. The Tang-Silla Alliance destroyed all major frontier fortress of Goguryeo. The Tang then bypassed Ansi fortress and headed straight for

Pyongyang Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...

. At the same time, General Go was captured by Tang soldiers and taken captive. After submission to Tang, he served briefly as a general in the

Protectorate General to Pacify the West The Protectorate General to Pacify the West (Anxi Grand Protectorate), initially the Protectorate to Pacify the West (Anxi Protectorate), was a protectorate (640 – ) established by the Chinese Tang dynasty in 640 to control the Tarim Basin. Th ...

, where his son Gao Xianzhi was born and eventually succeeded him.

External links

Brief information about 고사계 (高舍鷄)
at Encyber Dusan encyclopedia

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Background

Fall of Goguryeo and captured by Tang

See also

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