Gao Huaide
Gao Huaide | |
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 from one 1797 print of the novel Legends of the Flying Dragon (飛龍傳) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 926 modern Zhengding County, Hebei |
| Died | 982 (aged 55–56) modern Cao County, Shandong |
| Spouse | Grand Princess[1] of Yan (燕國長公主) |
| Children |
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| Father | Gao Xingzhou |
| Full name | Surname: Gāo (高) Given name: Huáidé (懷德) Courtesy name: Cángyòng (藏用) Posthumous name: Wǔmù (武穆) |
| Gao Huaide | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Gāo Huáidé |
| Wade–Giles | Kao1 Huai2-te2 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Gou1 Waai4-dak1 |
Gao Huaide (高懷德) (c. 926 – 982Song military.
Life
Gao Huaide's father
Henan Province
), his father was surrounded by the Liao forces and with no aid in sight, Gao Huaide fought a way out and saved his father on his horseback.
In 957, the Later Zhou military tried to invade Shouchun (in today's
Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou watched the battle from a height, he noticed a general who fought many enemies by himself, even taking the spear
from the enemy's hands. He was informed that was Gao Huaide.
When Later Zhou was overthrown by the
Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of Song arranged for Gao Huaide to marry his younger sister, Princess Chang of Yan Kingdom. Along with Shi Shouxin
, Gao Huaide defeated Li Yun's rebellion.
References
- ISBN 978-1-317-51562-3.
An emperor's [...] sister or a favorite daughter was called a grand princess (zhang gongzhu); and his aunt or grand-aunt was called a princess supreme (dazhang gongzhu).
- ^ (in Chinese) – via Wikisource.
- (in Chinese) History of Song, vol. 250 (Gao Huaide)
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