Talk:Gao Xianzhi

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What are the sources for Gao Xianzhi's first campaign? I'm writing about the Battle of Talas right now and I haven't seen any reference to them...Eiburahamu 01:10, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

POV issues
"Oppression of the Tang Dynasty"? "Harsh life of an ethnic of Goguryeo" [sic]? These sound quite POV to me. User:Odst keep reverting to this version, and it's quite ironic that he calls the other version biased? -- Миборовский 21:44, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Actually, that wasn't the reason I reverted. I have noticed that and I will fix it right away, but believe me, I did not really write this thing. I just corrected grammar and weasel words. But actually, as far as I am aware, that is what the Andong Protectorate did. I'll see what I can do to find some evidence, but I don't have much Chinese references around these days. Odst 21:54, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Besides, before I reverted it, the content wasn't much different. It was just didn't read out like an encyclopedia, instead, it was more like a fourth grader's biography project. Odst 22:00, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, just a friendly reminder to look at what you're reverting before you do so, then. I was going to edit this myself but since you said you'll fix it, I'll refrain from it. If you have sources to verify these claims, please do. If not, it's best that they be removed. -- Миборовский 03:15, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

the Qiang Fumeng Lingcha's insults against Gao
The ethnic Qiang Fumeng Lincha insulated Gao's ethnic background, calling him a "dog shit eating Goguryeoan slave"

http://books.google.com/books?id=ugbWH-5OjegC&pg=PA82&dq=dog+shit+slave&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YlkqVI3XDZC1yATj54KICw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=dog%20shit%20slave&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=5OpoAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA89&dq=dog+shit+slave&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YlkqVI3XDZC1yATj54KICw&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=dog%20shit%20slave&f=false

Rajmaan (talk) 04:58, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

No Citation
No citation on this text, so I pulled it from the main article and put it here:

His tactics helped him to win many battles against overwhelming odds.

Gao is also considered historically important by many Chinese since he led the Tang army in the Battle of Talas even though his Tang army was outnumbered. Despite being the commander of the losing side, the battle helped spread Chinese technology to Europe. With the help of paper, which was introduced to Europe around the 14th century, much foreign knowledge was made available to Europeans, ultimately bringing the Renaissance in Europe. The compass, which spread to Europe through the Muslim World, became an important tool in navigation and led the way to the Age of Exploration.

The first sentence/paragraph seems pat and not encyclopedia ready. The second paragraph points out some important points, but in far too broad a way. Though papermaking did appear in Samarkand shortly after the Battle of Talas, it is apparently the only Chinese technology spread out of China in this particular instance. Also, just looking at other articles in wikipedia, papermaking technology arrived in Europe in the 11th Century, and certainly did not bring about the Renaissance.

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