Five Dynasties · Ruler

Former Sage King 先哲王

Attested AD 926 - AD 933

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Former Sage King was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 926 to AD 933 明宗之享國也
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 75, passage 182

Family

Ancestor of Khitan Emperor (契丹主)
former sage king 先哲王 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 75, passages 182-183

Places and affiliations

Polity Khitan 契丹 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 75, passage 182

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 75Volume 75 Book of Later Jin 1: Gaozu Annals 1 · 1 passage

猥以眇躬，奄有北土，暨明宗之享國也，與我先哲王保奉明契，所期子孫順承，患難相濟。 I, slight in person, suddenly hold the northern lands. When Mingzong ruled the realm, he and my former sage king preserved a bright covenant, expecting that descendants would follow in succession and aid one another in hardship.