Five Dynasties · Imperial Brother and Rebel

Anduan 安端

Ānduān

Attested AD 911 - AD 913

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Anduan was an Imperial Brother and Rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 913 七年三月癸丑
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 114
AD 911 五年五月
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 85

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Yelü Abaoji (耶律阿保機)
imperial younger brother 皇弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 85
Spouse of Nianmugu (粘睦姑)
wife 妻
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 86

Career and standing

Suffered
AD 913 七年三月癸丑 · Detained · Authority Yelü Abaoji (耶律阿保機)
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 116

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 1Volume 1 Annals 1: Taizu 1 · 4 passages

五月，皇弟剌葛、迭剌、寅底石、安端謀反。 In the fifth month his brothers Cige, Diela, Yindishi, and Anduan conspired to rebel.

安端妻粘睦姑知之，以告，得實。 Anduan's wife Nianmugu discovered the plot, informed the court, and the charge was proved true.

冬十月戊寅，剌葛破平州，還，復與迭剌、寅底石、安端等反。 In the tenth winter month, on wuyin day, Cige captured Pingzhou and returned, then rebelled again with Diela, Yindishi, Anduan, and others.

三月癸丑，次蘆水，弟迭剌哥圖為奚王，與安端擁千餘騎而至，紿稱入覲。 On guichou day in the third month he halted at Lushui. His younger brother Diela plotted to become King of Xi and, together with Anduan at the head of more than a thousand horsemen, arrived, falsely claiming they had come to attend court.