Five Dynasties · Imperial Brother and Rebel

Diela 迭剌

Attested AD 911 - AD 914

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Diela 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
AD 914 其次迭剌哥
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 179

Family

Sibling of Yelü Abaoji (耶律阿保機)
imperial younger brother 皇弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 85
Sibling of Taizu (太祖)
younger brother 弟
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passages 179, 183

Career and standing

beaten and released 杖而釋之
Beaten and released
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 179
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

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 179

Events and relationships

Plotted to become King of Xi
AD 913 七年三月癸丑 · Political · Conspirator · With Anduan (安端)
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 114

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 179

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.

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.

首惡剌葛，其次迭剌哥，上猶弟之，不忍置法，杖而釋之。 The chief culprit was Cige, followed by Diela; the Emperor still regarded them as younger brothers, could not bring himself to apply the full penalty of the law, beat them, and released them.