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高承简

唐朝 · 节度使

高承简 (唐朝·节度使) was a notable historical figure from 唐朝 in Chinese history. This page presents a detailed biography of 高承简: 高承简.

Biography

高承简。
旧唐书卷一百五十一 列传第一百一:
  子承简,少为忠武军部将,后入神策军。以父征刘辟,拜嘉王傅。裴度征淮、蔡,奏承简以本官兼御史中丞,为其军都押衙。淮西平,诏以郾城、上蔡、遂平三县为溵州,治郾城,用承简为刺史。寻转邢州刺史,值观察使责时赋急,承简代数百户出其租。
  迁宋州刺史,属汴州逐其帅,以部将李絺行帅事。絺遣其将责宋官私财物,承简执而囚之。自是汴使来者,辄系之,一日并出斩于军门之外,威震郡中。及絺兵大至,宋州凡三城,已陷南一城,承简保北两城以拒,凡十余战。会徐州救兵至,絺为汴将李质执之,传送京师,兵围宋者即遁去。授承简检校左散骑常侍、充海沂密等州节度观察处置等使。
  俄迁检校工部尚书、义成军节度、郑滑颍等州观察处置等使。就加检校尚书右仆射。入拜右金吾卫大将军,充右街使。复出为邠宁庆等州节度观察处置等使。先是,羌虏多以秋月犯西边,承简请军宁州以备之。因疾,上言乞入觐,即随表诣阙。太和元年八月,行至永寿县传舍卒,赠司空。
  崇文孙骈,历位崇显,终淮南节度使,自有传。

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