Overview
Helu was a Khitan Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Yelu Helu | 耶律曷魯 | Yēlǜ Hélǔ |
| Courtesy name | Hongyin | 洪隱 | Hóngyǐn |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 918 神冊三年七月Illness · Age 47Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passages 145-146
- AD 918 三年秋七月乙酉Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 248
Age
- 47Reckoning Sui · At deathDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 146
Attested activity
- AD 914 八年春正月甲辰Directly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 172
- AD 918 三年冬十二月戊午Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 251
- AD 918 三年秋七月乙酉Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 248
- AD 906 十二月Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 43
- AD 917 留曷魯、盧國用守之Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passages 230, 232
- AD 918 神冊三年七月Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 73, passage 146
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- AD 917 神冊二年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 73, passage 78
- AD 916 迭烈部夷離堇耶律曷魯Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passages 206, 243
- AD 900 to AD 918 遙輦至神冊Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 73, passage 9
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Yelü Xiezhen (耶律斜軫)grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · History of Liao 83, passage 169
- Descendant of Salade (薩剌德)descended from 係出Strongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passage 87
- Child of Ousi (偶思)eldest son 長子
father 父Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 11 - Kin of Shilu (釋魯)paternal uncle 從父Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 13
- Parent of Tila (惕剌)son 子Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 155
- Parent of Sala (撒剌)son 子Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 155
- Sibling of Wulizhen (汙里軫)younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 251
- sons Tila and Sala both declined office 子惕剌、撒剌，俱不仕Kinship Role sons · Count 2 · Did not take officeDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 155
- younger brothers 諸弟Kinship Role younger-brothers · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 19
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 73 Volume 73 Biographies 3: Yelu Helu, Xiao Dilu, Yelu Xieniechi, Yelu Yuwen, Yelu Haili 36 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 83 Volume 83 Biographies 13: Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Xiezhen, Yelu Xidi, Yelu Xuegu 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 1 Volume 1 Annals 1: Taizu 1 8 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 45 Volume 45 Treatises 15: Official Posts 1 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 66 Volume 66 Tables 4: Imperial Family 1 passage
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity Khitan 契丹Strongly inferred · History of Liao 45, passage 86
Career and standing
- statesman-general 軍國大臣Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 67
- yili of the Dieci department 迭剌部夷離AD 914 八年春正月甲辰 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 172
- yuyue of Aludoli 阿廬朵里于越AD 916 三月丙辰 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 206
- Arudun Yuyue 阿魯敦於越AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 75
- commander of Inner Guard Corps 腹心部總AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 69
- overall charge of military and state affairs 總軍國事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 67
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- yilijin of the Yila tribe 叠剌部夷離堇AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 70
- yuyue 于越AD 918 三年秋七月乙酉 · HeldDated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 248
- yuyue 于越HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 66, passage 72
- yuyue 於越HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 45, passage 86; History of Liao 116, passage 77
- yilijin of the Dieci department 迭烈部夷離堇HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 243
- shrine at Shangjing 立祠上京AD 1055 to AD 1064 清寧間 · GrantedDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 148
- Aludun / Aluduo Li 阿廬朵裏HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 116, passages 75, 77
- Arudun 阿魯敦HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 66, passage 72
- declined Yila yilijin while villain at ruler side 辭叠剌部夷離堇Declined office · RefusedDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passages 36-37
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation Active inStrongly inferred · History of Liao 1, passage 172
- Polity Id liao · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 243
- Polity Id liao · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · History of Liao 45, passage 86
- Polity Id liao · Relation Belonged toStrongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passage 72
- Polity Id liao · Relation Served
- At Yila tribe 叠剌部Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 9
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- At Yila tribe 叠剌部 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 9
Works and attributed material
- career record compiled by Mengjian 行事Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · History of Liao 104, passage 87
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Emperor Taizu of Liao (遼太祖)Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passages 28-34, 45-47, 49-56, 60-65, 150-152
Events and relationships
- AmbushDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passages 39-40
- CampaignedAD 917 神冊二年 · Military · VanguardDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 78
- DiedAD 918 三年秋七月乙酉 · Personal · DeceasedDated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 248
- Led title petitionDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 243
- Left to hold YouzhouDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 230
- Pacified rebellionDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 70
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- Persuaded surrenderDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passages 26-27, 35
- Urged accessionDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 43
- Urged enthronementDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passages 45, 65-66
- Withdrew for lack of troopsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 232
- Relation Close aide of · Person Emperor Taizu of Liao (遼太祖)Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passages 14, 24
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment calculations left no strategy unspent; words like yarrow-tortoise divination · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 81
- Assessment likened to the heart among twenty-one meritorious ministers · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 154
- Assessment only Liao yuyue who also held the Aludun honorific · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 116, passage 77
- AD 918 三年秋七月乙酉Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 1, passage 248
- Item burial path Yanda 阡宴答 · Relation Burial namedDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 147
- Item commemorative stone 石紀功 · Relation Commemorated byDirectly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 147
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 1, passage 243; History of Liao 45, passage 86
References in the histories
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