Mogusi (磨古斯) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Mogusi as a military officer, rebel, and tribal leader. This record brings together 19 passages from 5 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Mogusi	磨古斯	Mógǔsī
Title	chief of all tribes	諸部長
Personal	Mogusi	磨古斯	Mogusi
Personal name	Mogusi	磨古斯	Mógǔsī

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · liaoshi:025:s0077, liaoshi:025:s0133, liaoshi:025:s0141, liaoshi:025:s0142, liaoshi:025:s0151, liaoshi:025:s0178, liaoshi:025:s0198, liaoshi:025:s0208, liaoshi:026:s0020, liaoshi:095:s0067
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:097:s0009

Roles

Military Officer
Rebel
Tribal Leader

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 明年冬 · Reign Id: liao-daan · Regnal Year: 10 · Season: winter · Western Year: AD 1094
Explicit · liaoshi:094:s0115, liaoshi:094:s0114
Source Date: Text: 大安十年 · Reign Id: liao-daan · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 1094
Explicit · liaoshi:095:s0068
Source Date: Text: 大安四年 · Reign Id: liao-daan · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 1088
Explicit · liaoshi:095:s0067
Source Date: Text: 大安八年 · Reign Id: liao-daan · Regnal Year: 8 · Western Year: AD 1092
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:094:s0044, liaoshi:094:s0043
Source Date: Text: 大安 · Reign Id: liao-daan · Western Interval: Start: AD 1085 · End: AD 1094
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:097:s0009
Source Date: Text: 九年 · Western Year: AD 1093
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:025:s0141, liaoshi:025:s0151
Source Date: Text: 五年五月 · Western Year: AD 1089
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:025:s0077
Source Date: Text: 八年十月 · Western Year: AD 1092
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:025:s0133
Source Date: Text: 十年 · Western Year: AD 1094
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:025:s0178, liaoshi:025:s0198, liaoshi:025:s0208
Source Date: Text: 壽隆元年 · Western Year: AD 1095
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:026:s0020
Source Date: Text: 壽隆六年 · Western Year: AD 1100
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:026:s0119, liaoshi:026:s0122, liaoshi:097:s0017

Career and standing

Status: captivity · Action: entered
Explicit · liaoshi:026:s0119
Status: rebel · Action: entered
Explicit · liaoshi:094:s0045
Status: execution · Action: dismembered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 壽隆六年二月 · Western Year: AD 1100
Explicit · liaoshi:026:s0122

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liao · Relation: rebelled-against
Explicit · liaoshi:097:s0009
Organization: Northern Zubu / 北阻卜 · Relation: chieftain-of
Explicit · liaoshi:094:s0115
Organization: Zubu / 阻卜 · Relation: member-of
Explicit · liaoshi:025:s0077

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: attacker · Action: feigned surrender then ambushed Tabuye · Other Person Id: Yelü Tabuye (耶律撻不也) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年冬十月庚戌 · Western Year: AD 1093
Explicit · liaoshi:025:s0151
Kind: military · Role: ally · Action: induced-to-attack-Yeduogua · Other Person Id: Yelü Heluosaogu (耶律何魯掃古)
Explicit · liaoshi:094:s0044
Kind: military · Role: rebel-leader · Action: killed Tugusi and rebelled · Other Person Id: Tugusi (吐古斯) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年冬十月辛酉 · Western Year: AD 1092
Explicit · liaoshi:025:s0133
Kind: military · Role: victim · Action: mistakenly-attacked-then-rebelled · Other Person Id: Yelü Heluosaogu (耶律何魯掃古)
Explicit · liaoshi:094:s0045
Kind: military · Role: rebel-leader · Action: rebelled-and-was-defeated · Other Person Id: Yelü Naye (耶律那也)
Explicit · liaoshi:094:s0115

References in the histories

Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.

History of Liao, Chapter 25Volume 25 Annals 25: Daozong 5 · 8 passages

Open chapter

己丑，以阻卜磨古斯為諸部長。 On jichou day Zubu Mogusi was made chief of all tribes.

辛酉，阻卜磨古斯殺金吾吐古斯以叛，遣奚六部禿裏耶律郭三發諸蕃部兵討之。 On xinyou day Zubu Mogusi killed Defender of the Golden Crow Tugusi and rebelled; Xi Six Tribes Tulie Yelü Guosan was dispatched to lead various tribal troops against him.

二月，磨古斯來侵。 In the second month Mogusi came to invade.

三月，西北路招討使耶律阿魯掃古追磨古斯還，都監蕭張九遇賊，與戰不利。 In the third month Northwest Route pacification commissioner Yelü Arusaguo pursued Mogusi back; inspector-general Xiao Zhangjiu encountered the bandits and fighting was unfavorable.

冬十月庚戌，有司奏磨古斯詣西北路招討使耶律撻不也偽降，既而乘虛來襲，撻不也死之。 On gengxu day of the tenth winter month the relevant offices memorialized that Mogusi feigned surrender to Northwest Route pacification commissioner Yelü Tabuye, then seized an opening to attack; Tabuye died in the fight.

庚戌，以知北院樞密使事耶律斡特剌為都統，夷離畢耶律禿朵為副統，龍虎衛上將軍耶律胡呂都監，討磨古斯，遣積慶宮使蕭虬裏監戰。 On gengxu day Yelü Wotela, who administered Northern Court privy affairs, was made supreme commander; yilibi Yelü Tuduo deputy commander; Dragon-Tiger Guard upper general Yelü Hulu army supervisor to attack Mogusi; Jiqing Palace commissioner Xiao Qiuli supervised the campaign.

是月，斡特剌破磨古斯。 That month Wotela defeated Mogusi.

戊子，西北路統軍司奏討磨古斯捷。 On wuzi day Northwest Route supreme commander's office memorialized victory over Mogusi.

History of Liao, Chapter 26Volume 26 Annals 26: Daozong 6 · 3 passages

Open chapter

甲寅，斡特剌奏磨古斯捷。 On jiayin day Wotela memorialized victory over Mogusi.

辛卯，斡特剌執磨古斯來獻。 On xinmao day Wotela brought Mogusi in captivity to present.

己酉，磔磨古斯於市。 On jiyou day Mogusi was dismembered at the market.

History of Liao, Chapter 94Volume 94 Biographies 24: Yelu Huage, Yelu Wola, Yelu Susa, Xiao Aludai, Yelu Naye, Yelu Helusaogu, Yelu Shiliang · 4 passages

Open chapter

明年冬，以北阻卜長磨古斯叛，與招討都監耶律胡呂率精騎二千往討，破之。 The next winter, when the Northern Zubu chieftain Mogusi rebelled, he and campaign chief overseer Yelu Hulu led two thousand elite cavalry against him and defeated him.

時邊部耶睹刮等來侵，何魯掃古誘北阻卜酋豪磨古斯攻之，俘獲甚眾，以功加左僕射。 When the frontier tribes led by Yeduogua raided the border, Helusaogu induced the Northern Zubu chieftain Mogusi to strike them, took a great haul of captives, and was promoted to left vice director for his service.

復討耶睹刮等，誤擊磨古斯，北阻卜由是叛命。 On a renewed campaign against Yeduogua and his allies he mistakenly attacked Mogusi, and the Northern Zubu thereupon rebelled.

化哥利俘獲，而諸蕃不附，何魯掃古誤擊磨古斯，而阻卜叛命，是皆喜於一旦之功，而不圖後日之患，庸何議焉。 Huage prized captives while the frontier tribes would not attach themselves; Helusaogu struck Mogusi by mistake and the Zubu rebelled—these men rejoiced in a single day's gain and gave no thought to tomorrow's trouble; what is there to commend?

History of Liao, Chapter 95Volume 95 Biographies 25: Yelu Honggu, Yelu Maliu, Xiao Dilie, Yelu Shilu, Yelu Chenjianu, Yelu Teme, Yelu Xiantong, Xiao Susa, Yelu Dabeinu · 1 passage

Open chapter

是冬，討磨古斯，斬首二千餘級。 That winter he campaigned against Mogusi and took more than two thousand heads.

History of Liao, Chapter 97Volume 97 Biographies 27: Yelu Wotela, Hai Li, Dou Jingyong, Yelu Yinji, Yang Ji, Zhao Hui, Wang Guan, Yelu Xisun · 3 passages

Open chapter

北阻卜酋長磨古斯叛，斡特剌率兵進討。 When Mogusi, chief of the northern Zubu, rebelled, Wotela led troops to suppress him.

會天大雪，敗磨古斯四別部，斬首千餘級，拜西北路招討使，封漆水郡王，加賜宣力守正功臣。 Heavy snow fell at the time; he defeated four of Mogusi's sub-divisions, took more than a thousand heads, was appointed Commissioner for Pacification of the Northwest Route, enfeoffed as Prince of Qishui Commandery, and further granted the merit title Upholding Integrity with Dedicated Strength.

明年，擒磨古斯，加守太保，賜奉國匡化功臣。 The following year he captured Mogusi, was promoted to Defender Grand Guardian, and was granted the merit title Supporting the State and Rectifying Transformation.