[1]Name, dates, and identityGao Side was a Song-dynasty official and historian, born in 1201; his death year is not specified.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The basic record supplies the name, birth year, Song dynasty, historian classification, and a high office demonstrating his official career.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry gives the form “1201–?” and describes his Song-period career.
WikidataGao Side (Q16076337)The item supplies the English name, identifies him as a Song-dynasty person, and gives a machine-readable 1201 birth date.
[2]Place of originGao Side came from Pujiang in Qiongzhou, in present-day Sichuan.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The address data identifies Pujiang as his native place.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries identify him as a native of Qiongzhou Pujiang and place it in present-day Sichuan.
[3]Original name and courtesy nameHis original name was Sixin, also recorded as Gao Sixin, and his courtesy name was Buwang.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The name data lists Buwang as his courtesy name and Gao Sixin as an alternate or former name.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries state that his original name was Sixin and that his courtesy name was Buwang.
WikidataGao Side (Q16076337)The item lists Buwang and Gao Sixin among his English aliases and identifies Buwang as the courtesy name.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The kinship data identifies Gao Jia as his father.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries call him the son of Gao Jia.
[6]Early study and bereavementIn youth he studied under Li Kunchen; after his father died at Mian, he brought the remains home and initially did not intend to pursue office.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry states that he studied under Li Kunchen, brought back his father’s remains after the death at Mian, and had no initial intention of pursuing office.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The association data identifies Li Kunchen as the teacher in the student relationship.
[7]Jinshi degreeUnder Emperor Lizong, Gao Side passed the jinshi examination in the second year of Shaoding, 1229.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi, without recording a specific rank.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries place his jinshi degree in the second year of Shaoding and give the corresponding year as 1229.
[8]First appointmentAfter the examination, he was appointed an Observing and Investigating Assistant of Lizhou Circuit.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry states that he was appointed 利州路觀察推官 after becoming a jinshi.
[9]Historiography Institute appointmentToward the end of Duanping, Li Xinchuan recruited Gao Side to the Historiography Institute, where he served as a collator.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The association and office data record Li Xinchuan’s recruitment and the Historiography Institute collator post.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries describe Li Xinchuan’s recruitment of Gao Side for the Four Reigns history project and his service as a historiographical collator; one account dates the appointment to late Duanping.
[10]Historical compilationHe assisted in compiling a history of four reigns and prepared parts of the annals of Emperors Guangzong and Ningzong.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries state that he assisted Li Xinchuan with the Four Reigns history and divided responsibility for the Guangzong and Ningzong annals.
[11]Winter-thunder memorialAfter the winter-thunder memorial, Gao Side offended Shi Songzhi and was sent out as assistant prefect of Shaoxing; the following year he became concurrent assistant prefect of Taizhou.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry gives the winter-thunder memorial, the conflict with Shi Songzhi, the Shaoxing appointment, and the subsequent Taizhou appointment in sequence.
[12]Chunyou appointmentsIn early Chunyou he was summoned as an erudite of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and promoted to Secretary Lang; in Chunyou 6 he was again forced out over the matter of Shi Songzhi.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries describe the early-Chunyou summons and promotion and separately place his renewed exclusion in Chunyou 6 over the matter of Shi Songzhi.
[13]Provincial judicial officesAfter remonstrating on affairs of state, he was sent out as prefect of Yanzhou and later served as judicial commissioner for eastern Zhejiang and Hunan.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The office data lists the road judicial commissioner post and the prefecture of Yanzhou.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry states that he was sent out as prefect of Yanzhou after speaking on affairs and then transferred to the eastern Zhejiang and Hunan judicial commissioner posts.
[14]Ministry of Rites and FujianHe was summoned as an assistant director in the Ministry of Rites and, after a year, sent out as deputy financial transport commissioner for Fujian Circuit.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The office data lists a Fujian Circuit transport-commissioner appointment.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry gives the summons to the Ministry of Rites post and the later appointment as deputy transport commissioner for Fujian Circuit.
[15]Ding Daquan impeachmentWhen Ding Daquan was chief councillor, his faction falsely impeached Gao Side, who was stripped of office and demoted; the case was cleared after Ding’s dismissal.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry gives the false impeachment by Ding Daquan’s faction, the loss of office and demotion, and the subsequent clearing of the case.
[16]Additional recorded appointmentsThe appointment data also lists Chaofeng lang, Chaosan lang, Zhi Baowen Ge, Xianwenge daizhi, the prefectures of Muzhou, Quanzhou, and Jianning, and the Fujian Circuit transport commission, with the stated years.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The office data lists each named appointment and its start or end year, including Muzhou through 1248, Quanzhou and Jianning in the stated years, and the Fujian transport-commissioner post.
[17]Duzong accession appointmentsAt Emperor Duzong’s accession, Gao Side was summoned as Director of the Palace Library, promoted to Qiju Sheren, given concurrent historiographical and lecturing duties, and sent out as prefect of Jianning.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The office data confirms the Jianning prefecture appointment.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries give the accession summons, the Qiju Sheren promotion, the concurrent historiographical and lecturing duties, and the subsequent Jianning appointment.
[18]Summons after Duzong’s deathAfter Duzong died and Chen Yizhong became chief councillor, Gao Side was summoned as acting Minister of War.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries connect Duzong’s death and Chen Yizhong’s accession as chief councillor with Gao Side’s summons as acting Minister of War.
[19]Later central officesGao Side was successively promoted to Hanlin Academician, Director of Edicts and lecturer, Duanming Palace Academician, and Signer of the Privy Council concurrently serving as Vice Grand Councillor.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The office data lists the Vice Grand Councillor post, 參知政事.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries list the successive Hanlin, edict-writing, lecturing, Duanming, and Privy Council appointments culminating in 參知政事.
[20]Deyou first yearIn the first year of Emperor Gong’s Deyou era, Gao Side reached the office of Vice Grand Councillor.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The office data lists 參知政事, the office reached in this career sequence.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry explicitly dates his attainment of 參知政事 to the first year of Deyou under Emperor Gong.
[21]Conflict with Jia Sidao and Liu MengyanAfter criticizing Jia Sidao for bringing ruin on the state and dealing with his case, Gao Side was framed by Liu Mengyan and dismissed.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The association data records Gao Side’s opposition to and attack on Jia Sidao and his exclusion by Liu Mengyan.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries describe the offense as criticizing Jia Sidao’s harmful rule or dealing with his case and say that Liu Mengyan framed or removed him.
[22]Final yearsAfter the fall of the Song, Gao Side lived in seclusion in the Tiaozha area and died there.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry states that after the Song fell he lived in seclusion in the 苕霅 area and died there.
[23]Principal worksGao Side’s works include six titles: 《詩膚說》, 《儀禮合抄》, 《增損刊正杜佑通典》, 《徽宗長編》, 《孝宗繫年要錄》, and 《恥堂存稿》.
CBDBGao Side (13847)The works data lists Chitang cungu, Shifushuo, Yili hechao, Zengsun kanzheng Duyou tongdian, Huizong changbian, and Xiaozong xinian yaolu.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entries list these works, including Chitang cungu.
[24]Lost collection and reconstructionChitang wenji was lost; Qing Siku editors used the Yongle Dadian to reconstruct Chitang cungu in eight volumes.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The biographical entry says that Chitang wenji was lost and that Qing Siku editors used the Yongle Dadian to compile Chitang cungu in eight volumes.
[25]Poetry editionHis poetry was based on the facsimile Wenyuange Siku quanshu edition, collated against the Wuyingdian Juzhen edition, with newly collected poems outside the collection appended at the end.
Souyun高斯得 (35393)The poetry entry specifies the Wenyuange Siku quanshu base text, the Wuyingdian Juzhen collation, and the appended poems outside the collection.