Ancient China · Tribal Leader

Qishou 奇首

Dates uncertain

Passages
8
Chapters
3
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Qishou as a clan leader, ruler, and tribal leader. This record brings together 8 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Qishou 奇首 Qishou
Title Khan Qishou 奇首可汗 Qíshǒu Kèhán
Personal Qishou 奇首 Qíshǒu

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Clan Leader
  • Ruler
  • Tribal Leader

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Descendant of Flame Emperor (炎帝)
    Kinship Term: ancestor / 先
    Kinship Term: sprang from / 出自
  • Spouse of Khatun of Qishou (可敦)
    Kinship Term: khatun / 可敦 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife · Relationship State: active
  • Ancestor of Yali (雅裏)
    Kinship Term: passed down to / 傳至

Origins and identity

Places and affiliations

  • Place: Muye Mountain Khitan ancestral temple / 木葉山契丹始祖廟 · Relation: enshrined-at
    Explicit · liaoshi:032:s0118
  • Place: west of the Huang River and north of the Tu River / 潢河之西,土河之北 · Relation: former-territory-of
    Explicit · liaoshi:032:s0119

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: subject-of-invasion · Action: eight-bu-invaded-and-attached-to-Northern-Wei
    Explicit · liaoshi:032:s0079

Source notes

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 2 passages
History of Liao, Chapter 32Volume 32 Treatises 2: Management of Guards 2 · 5 passages
History of Liao, Chapter 116Volume 116: Explanation of State Language · 1 passage