19 January 1513 Zhengde 7, 13th day of the 12th month (正德七年十二月十三日)
Died
4 August 1578(1578-08-04) (aged 65) Wanli 6, 2nd day of the 7th month (萬曆六年七月初二日)
Gao was born in Xinzheng, Henan. He became jinshi in 1541, then held a post at Hanlin Academy. Since 1552, he served as tutor to the then heir apparent, later the Longqing Emperor for nine years, which made the emperor trust him fully. He served successively as Vice Minister of Rites, Vice Minister of Personnel, and Minister of Rites. In 1566, he was promoted to the Grand Secretariat of Wenyuan Chamber with recommendation from Xu Jie. After the enthronement of the Longqing Emperor, Gao's higher status catalyzed a sudden escalation of antagonism between Gao and Xu. Impeached by several censors, he was forced to retire in 1567. Zhang Juzheng did his utmost to persuade the emperor to recall Gao for political reasons. Thus, Gao returned to Beijing in 1569. He replaced Li Chunfang, the former Senior Grand Secretary, who was defeated in the political struggle by the death of the emperor. Zhang was hostile to him afterwards. The eunuchs in the Directorate of Ceremonial headed by Feng Bao brooked no weakening of their power by Gao. Hence, an alignment grew up between Zhang and Feng aimed at marginalizing Gao. They criticized Gao before Empress Dowager Xiaoding. Gao had to retire and return home once again. He finished the memoir Bingta yiyan (病榻遺言) [The last words left on my sickbed] in his later years. In 1578, Gao died at home.[1]
Although Gao's term was quite brief, he made great efforts with Zhang to subsume Altan Khan's Tumed into the tributary system. Consequently, he was granted the Grand Preceptor as the posthumous title in 1602.
Notes
^Encyclopedia of China, Vol. 7 (2nd edition, 中国大百科全书（第二版）第7册). Encyclopedia of China Publishing House. 2009. p. 292. ISBN978-7-500-07958-3.
References
Mote, Twitchett (2007). The Cambridge History of China, Volume 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 1. Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-0-521-24332-2.
Twitchett, Mote, Denis, Frederick W. (1998). The Cambridge History of China, Volume 8: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 2. Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-0-521-24333-9.
gong, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2017, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, this, chines. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Chinese name the family name is Gao Gao Gong Chinese 高拱 pinyin Gao Gǒng Wade Giles Kao Kung 19 January 1513 4 August 1578 courtesy name Suqing 肅卿 art name Zhongxuan 中玄 was a Chinese politician of the Ming dynasty Gao GongSenior Grand SecretaryIn office 1571 1572MonarchsLongqing EmperorWanli EmperorPreceded byLi ChunfangSucceeded byZhang JuzhengPersonal detailsBorn19 January 1513Zhengde 7 13th day of the 12th month 正德七年十二月十三日 Died4 August 1578 1578 08 04 aged 65 Wanli 6 2nd day of the 7th month 萬曆六年七月初二日 Gao was born in Xinzheng Henan He became jinshi in 1541 then held a post at Hanlin Academy Since 1552 he served as tutor to the then heir apparent later the Longqing Emperor for nine years which made the emperor trust him fully He served successively as Vice Minister of Rites Vice Minister of Personnel and Minister of Rites In 1566 he was promoted to the Grand Secretariat of Wenyuan Chamber with recommendation from Xu Jie After the enthronement of the Longqing Emperor Gao s higher status catalyzed a sudden escalation of antagonism between Gao and Xu Impeached by several censors he was forced to retire in 1567 Zhang Juzheng did his utmost to persuade the emperor to recall Gao for political reasons Thus Gao returned to Beijing in 1569 He replaced Li Chunfang the former Senior Grand Secretary who was defeated in the political struggle by the death of the emperor Zhang was hostile to him afterwards The eunuchs in the Directorate of Ceremonial headed by Feng Bao brooked no weakening of their power by Gao Hence an alignment grew up between Zhang and Feng aimed at marginalizing Gao They criticized Gao before Empress Dowager Xiaoding Gao had to retire and return home once again He finished the memoir Bingta yiyan 病榻遺言 The last words left on my sickbed in his later years In 1578 Gao died at home 1 Although Gao s term was quite brief he made great efforts with Zhang to subsume Altan Khan s Tumed into the tributary system Consequently he was granted the Grand Preceptor as the posthumous title in 1602 Notes Edit Encyclopedia of China Vol 7 2nd edition 中国大百科全书 第二版 第7册 Encyclopedia of China Publishing House 2009 p 292 ISBN 978 7 500 07958 3 References EditMote Twitchett 2007 The Cambridge History of China Volume 7 The Ming Dynasty 1368 1644 Part 1 Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 24332 2 Twitchett Mote Denis Frederick W 1998 The Cambridge History of China Volume 8 The Ming Dynasty 1368 1644 Part 2 Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 24333 9 Political officesPreceded byLi Chunfang Senior Grand Secretary1571 1572 Succeeded byZhang Juzheng Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gao Gong amp oldid 1140503401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
