For the biomedical engineer, see Wei Gao (engineer).
Wei Gao (韋皋) (745 – September 13, 805[1]), courtesy name Chengwu (城武), formally Prince Zhongwu of Nankang (南康忠武王), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician of the Tang dynasty. He was a long-time (from 785 to 805) military governor (Jiedushi) of Xichuan Circuit (西川, headquartered in modern Chengdu, Sichuan) who was most known for his campaigns against Tibetan empire and his reopening of relationship between Tang and Nanzhao.
Wēiwēi; Ku Wei-wei) Mitchell Lichtenstein as Simon (賽門; Sàimén) Gua Ah-leh as Mrs. Gao (高母; Gāo mǔ), Wai-Tung's mother Lung Sihung as Mr. Gao (高父; Gāo fù),...
WeiGao (韋皋) (745 – September 13, 805), courtesy name Chengwu (城武), formally Prince Zhongwu of Nankang (南康忠武王), was a Chinese military general, monarch...
GaoWei (高緯) (29 May 556 – c.November 577), often known in history as Houzhu of Northern Qi ((北)齊後主), courtesy name Rengang (仁綱), sometimes referred to...
Eastern Wei court. Eventually, in 550, his son Gao Yang forced Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei to yield the throne to him, establishing the Gao clan as...
and his younger brother Gao Yang took over the control over the Eastern Wei regime. Gao Cheng was born in 521, when his father Gao Huan was still a courier...
Xiaowu of Northern Wei had fled the capital Luoyang to reestablish the imperial government at Chang'an. Northern Wei's paramount general Gao Huan made Emperor...
Northern Wei's division into two (as Gao then made Yuan Shanjian (Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei) the heir apparent, establishing Eastern Wei). Emperor...
facto end. For several years GaoWei's cousin Gao Shaoyi also claimed the imperial title in exile, under Tujue's protection. Gao Heng was born in July or...
emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a grandson of Cao Pi, the first emperor of Wei. Described as intelligent...
Eastern Wei's paramount general Gao Huan. Following the death of his brother and Gao Huan's designated successor and eldest son Gao Cheng in 549, Gao Yang...
some ceremonies today. After the death of Gao Zhan, Gao Changgong's cousin GaoWei ascended the throne. Gao Changong's reputation, competence and influence...
with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century. They have shared world dominance almost equally with their compatriot adversaries Gao Ling and...
emperor GaoWei, fled in the face of an attack by rival Northern Zhou. Traditional historians usually did not consider him an emperor of Northern Qi. Gao Yanzong...
Northern Wei appeared, outwardly, to be at its prime, but there was much political infighting and corruption, particularly by Emperor Xuanwu's uncle Gao Zhao...
to 550. As with the Northern Wei, the ruling family of the Eastern Wei were members of the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei. Gao Huan was the potentate of the...
to revive the Northern Wei state, but with his power curbed by the Erzhus, was not able to accomplish much. After the general Gao Huan defeated the Erzhus...
fall in 577. Gao Zhan was born in 537, as the fourth of six sons of Eastern Wei's paramount general Gao Huan and his wife Lou Zhaojun (and Gao Huan's ninth...
Xiaowu of Northern Wei in fleeing from the capital Luoyang to Chang'an, after a fallout between Emperor Xiaowu and the paramount general Gao Huan. However...
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