Wang Gao

Wang Gao (Chinese: 王郜) was a warlord late in the Chinese Tang dynasty, who controlled Yiwu Circuit (義武, headquartered in modern Baoding, Hebei) after succeeding his father Wang Chucun in 895 until his defeat in 900.

[3] In 897, Emperor Zhaozong gave Wang Gao the honorary chancellor designation Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi (同中書門下平章事).

[4] In 900, the major warlord Zhu Quanzhong the military governor of Xuanwu Circuit (宣武, headquartered in modern Kaifeng, Henan), an archrival to Wang Gao's ally Li Keyong the military governor of Hedong Circuit (河東, headquartered in modern Taiyuan, Shanxi), sent his general Zhang Cunjing (張存敬) north to try to subdue Li Keyong's allies east of the Taihang Mountains.

However, the officer Liang Wen (梁汶), arguing that the Yiwu army had a numerical advantage, advocated an immediate confrontation.

[5] Faced with his uncle's defeat, Wang Gao fled to Hedong Circuit.