Gao Xianzhi was a Tang general of Korean (Goguryeo) descent. He was known as a great commander during his lifetime.

In 751, he was the commander of the Tang forces during the Battle of Talas, fighting against forces of the Abbasid Caliphate.

Around the new year 756, while Gao and fellow general Feng Changqing were defending Tong Pass against forces of An Lushan, who had rebelled against Tang rule in 755, both Gao and Feng offended the powerful eunuch Bian Lingcheng. Bian then accused Feng of cowardice and Gao of corruption, and both were executed.

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