Gao Baoxu

Names
	Gao Baoxu (高保勗)

Gao Baoxu
高保勗
Gao Baoxu; 高保勗
Jiedushi of Jingnan Circuit
4th ruler of Jingnan (Nanping)
Reign	960–962
Predecessor	Gao Baorong, Prince Zhenyi of Nanping
Successor	Gao Jichong
Jiedushi of Jingnan Circuit; (荊南節度使)
Tenure	960–962
Predecessor	Gao Baorong
Successor	Gao Jichong
Born	924
Died	962
Names
Names
	Gao Baoxu (高保勗)
House	Gao
Dynasty	Jingnan
Father	Gao Conghui

Gao Baoxu (924–962), courtesy name Xinggong (省躬), was the fourth ruler of Jingnan during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China, reigning from 960 to 962. He was the tenth son of Jingnan's second ruler Gao Conghui (Prince Wenxian), and the younger brother of Jingnan's third ruler Gao Baorong (Prince Zhenyi).

Gao Baoxu has been described as a profligate and licentious ruler. He would summon prostitutes and muscular soldiers to his palace for group orgies in broad daylight, while he and his concubines watched from behind a curtain. Wasteful construction projects also caused widespread resentment among the population and the army. He cared little about governance, and Sun Guangxian's advice largely fell on deaf ears. He became critically ill 2 years into his reign, and on his death bed he decided to pass the throne to his nephew, Gao Baorong's son Gao Jichong, after consulting Liang Yansi (梁延嗣).

References

Ouyang Xiu (2004). Historical Records of the Five Dynasties. Translated by Richard L. Davis. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12826-6.
Ouyang Xiu (1073). Wudai Shiji (五代史記) [Historical Records of the Five Dynasties] (in Chinese).