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Gao Yan (Chinese: 高儼; pinyin: Gāo Yǎn) (558 – 29 October 571[1]), courtesy name Renwei (仁威), posthumously honored as Emperor Gong'ai of Chu (楚恭哀帝), was an imperial prince of China's Northern Qi dynasty.[citation needed] He was a son of the Emperor Wucheng (Gao Zhan) and Empress Hu, and was known as the Prince of Langye.[2] In 571, during the reign of his older brother Gao Wei, he tried to seize power and killed Gao Wei's trusted official He Shikai and his allies.[3] Gao Yan himself was killed after his army fled upon the arrival of the Jinyang army led by Hulü Guang.[3] Some sources suggest he was killed by the powerful lady-in-waiting Lu Lingxuan, after a failed attempt to kill her.[4]