Khitan ruler (北主) | 24 Histories

Overview

Khitan ruler was a ruler.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only

Roles

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Life and dates

Death

AD 947 北主已斃
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 44

Attested activity

AD 947 北主已斃
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 44

Places and affiliations

Polity Khitan 契丹 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 124, passage 44

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 124Volume 124 Book of Later Zhou 26: Biographies 4: Wang Yin, He Fejin, Liu Ci, Wang Jin, Shi Yanchao, Shi Yi, Wang Lingwen, Zhou Mi, Li Huaizong, Bai Wenke, Bai Yanyu, Tang Jinsi · 1 passage

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行次鎮州，聞北主已斃，其黨尚據鎮陽，遂與李筠、白再榮之儔合謀力戰，盡逐契丹，據有鎮陽。 When they reached Zhen Prefecture they learned that the Khitan ruler had died but his followers still held Zhenyang. Fujin joined Li Yun, Bai Zairong, and others in a fierce fight that drove the Khitans out completely and secured Zhenyang.