1. Gao Changgong, formal name Gao Su or Gao Xiaoguan, was a high-ranking general of the Northern Qi dynasty who was given a fiefdom in Lanling County, southern Shandong, so he was known as the Prince of Lanling.
12 Facts About Gao Changgong
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Gao Changgong was born the fourth son of Gao Cheng, elder brother of the first emperor of Northern Qi and therefore a prince of Northern Qi.
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Gao Changgong was made a general by Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi, his uncle, and his distinction in battles as well as personal kindness and bravery led him becoming widely loved and admired.
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Gao Changgong repelled the First Turkic Khaganate when they attacked Jinyang.
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Gao Changgong fought his way to the gates the city, surprising the defenders.
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Gao Changgong was afraid that Gao Changgong might overthrow him.
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Many members of the Gao Changgong family had met their ends at the hands of brothers and cousins, and he became paranoid that he would have the same fate.
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Four years after Gao Changgong's death, having lost one of its greatest generals, Northern Qi was destroyed by Northern Zhou.
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Gao Changgong is one of the 32 historical figures who appear as special characters in the video game Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI by Koei.
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Gao Changgong's story is dramatized in the 2013 television series Prince of Lan Ling and 2016 television series Princess of Lanling.
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Gao Changgong makes an appearance in the popular mobile game "Legend of the Phoenix" as a confidant and a partner, and in mobile MOBA Honor of Kings as an assassin jungler.