Gao Qiu

Gao Qiu
Chinese高俅
Traditional Chinese高俅
Simplified Chinese高俅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāo Qiú
Wade–GilesKao Chiu
A portrait of Gao Qiu, by artist Dai Dunbang

Gao Qiu (1076?–1126) was a Chinese politician who lived during the Song dynasty and served in the court of Emperor Huizong. In the classical novel Water Margin, he is fictionalised as one of the primary antagonists and a nemesis of the protagonists, the 108 Heroes of Mount Liang.