recalled back to the imperial court to serve as a general of the Right guard, and went to the capital Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu) to guard the emperor's palace. When Chen Qian became seriously ill, Han Zigao spent his time with him serving him medicine, until Chen Qian died in 566. Less than a year after Chen Qian's death, in order to protect Chen Qian's son, young emperor Chen Fei, Han Zigao plotted with the official Dao Zhongju against Chen Qian's younger brother and future emperor Chen Xu, whose power in the imperial court began to worry some officials. The plot was however exposed, and Han Zigao was forced to commit suicide as punishment. He was thirty years old. His father Han Yanqing and his nephews were pardoned. Family Consorts and Issue: Empress Ande, of the Shen clan of Wuxing (; d. 605), personal name Miaorong () Chen Bozong, Prince Linhai (; 552–570), first son Chen Bomao, Marquis Wenma (; 551–568), second son Guifei, of the Jiang clan () Chen Bozhi, Prince Yongyang (), 12th son Guifei, of the Kong clan () Chen Bomou, Prince Guiyang (), 13th son Shuyuan, of the Yan clan (; d. 587) Chen Boshan, Prince Poyang (; 550–589), third son Chen Bogong, Prince Jin'an (), sixth son Zhaohua, of the Liu clan () Chen Boxin, Prince Hengyang (; d. 589), seventh son Xiuhua, of the Han clan () Chen Boli, Prince Wuling (), tenth son Xiurong, of the Zhang clan () Chen Boyi, Prince Jiangxia (; d. 589), ninth son Ronghua, of the Pan clan () Chen Bogu, Prince Xin'an (; 555–582), fifth son Chonghua, of the Wang clan () Chen Boren, Prince Luling (), eighth son Unknown Princess Feng'an (), first daughter Married Liu Zhenchen () in 557 Princess Fuyang (), second daughter Married Hou Jingcang (; d. 571) Married Liu Pan of Hedong () Ancestry References |- style="text-align: center;" |- |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" Liang dynasty people Chen dynasty emperors Chen dynasty generals Ancient LGBT people 522 births 566 deaths 6th-century Chinese monarchs