Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Gu

Attested AD 921 - AD 922

Passages
12
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Gu as a military officer and strategist. This record brings together 12 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Gu
Personal name Gu
Courtesy name Nielakun 涅剌昆 Nièlàkūn
Alternate name Xiamage 霞馬葛 Xiámǎgé

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Military Officer
  • Strategist

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 神冊末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 921 · End: AD 922
    Explicit · liaoshi:075:s0056

Family

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  • Child of Father of Yelu Duozhen (耶律鐸臻之父)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Line: paternal
  • Sibling of Yelu Duozhen (耶律鐸臻)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother

Career and standing

  • Label: Xiangwen of the Right Pishi Division / 右皮室詳穩 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · liaoshi:075:s0061

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 75Volume 75 Biographies 5: Yelu Dilie, Yelu Duozhen, Wang Yu, Yelu Tulujiong · 12 passages