Gao Jichong () (943–973) was the last ruler of
Jingnan
Jingnan (), also known as Nanping (南平; alternatively written as Southern Ping) and Northern Chu () in historiography, was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Lasting from ...
during China's
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He ruled from 962 to 963 until his country was overrun by
Northern Song
The Song dynasty ( ) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, endin ...
forces with little resistance.
In the year of 962, Jichong's predecessor Baoxu died. He was then appointed
Jiedushi
The ''jiedushi'' (, Old Turkic: Tarduş) or jiedu, was a regional military governor in China; the title was established in the Tang dynasty and abolished in the Yuan dynasty. The post of ''jiedushi'' has been translated as "military commissi ...
of Jingnan region by the Northern Song court. This was only a ceremonial act since the jiedushi realm of Jingnan remained ''de facto'' an independent country.
Later in the year of 962,
Zhou Xingfeng, Jiedushi of Wuping died, leaving his son
Zhou Baoquan in power.
Zhang Wenbiao Prefecture of Heng, a general under Baoquan's command rebelled against Baoquan and consequently drew the attention of the central government. Armed forces were sent to put down Zhang's rebellion. When the Song army was passing through the Jingnan, it easily took control of the capital city of Jingnan, Jiangling. The Song forces did not meet much resistance since Jichong ordered his forces to surrender immediately knowing that it is impossible for him to keep his country any longer under such dire situations.
After the dissolution of the state of Jingnan, he worked as a local officer in
Xuzhou
Xuzhou ( zh, s=徐州), also known as Pengcheng () in ancient times, is a major city in northwestern Jiangsu province, China. The city, with a recorded population of 9,083,790 at the 2020 Chinese census, 2020 census (3,135,660 of which lived in ...
. He died in the year 973.
Jingnan rulers
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms rulers
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