Overview
The translated histories identify Ruolan as an aristocrat, family member, and named individual. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Ruolan | 挼蘭 | Ruolan |
| Personal name | Lady Xiao | 蕭氏 | Xiao shi |
| Childhood name | Ruolan | 挼蘭 | Ruolan |
| Descriptive kinship | Wife of Yelü Zhong | 耶律中妻 | |
| Surname | Xiao | 蕭 | Xiao |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Female
- Sex: femaleExplicit · liaoshi:107:s0083
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Family Member
- Named Individual
Life and dates
Death
- Cause: suicide at husband's death placeExplicit · liaoshi:107:s0095
Age
- Value: 20 · Reckoning: stated age at marriageExplicit · liaoshi:107:s0085
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 天慶中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1111 · End: AD 1120Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:107:s0088
Family
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- Descendant of King Hui of Han (韓國王惠)Kinship Term: fourth-generation descendant / 四世孫 · Generation Distance: 4
- Spouse of Yelü Zhong (耶律中)Kinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband · Relationship State: active
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: lived-underExplicit · liaoshi:107:s0083, liaoshi:107:s0088
Learning and skills
- Label: studied ancient and modern writings / 誦習，多涉古今Explicit · liaoshi:107:s0086, liaoshi:107:s0087
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: trueExplicit · liaoshi:107:s0092
Events and relationships
- Kind: personal · Role: suicide · Action: killed herself at husband's death placeExplicit · liaoshi:107:s0095
- Kind: personal · Role: captive · Action: seized by bandits; escaped at night · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天慶中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1111 · End: AD 1120Explicit · liaoshi:107:s0088, liaoshi:107:s0089
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: integrity unmatched even by fierce great men · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · liaoshi:107:s0097
- Kind: character · Statement: intelligent, careful, dutifulExplicit · liaoshi:107:s0084
References in the histories
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