Shilu (釋魯) | 24 Histories

Overview

Shilu was a king of Sui.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Yelü Shilu	耶律釋魯	Yēlǜ Shìlǔ

Life and dates

Death

killed by the three clans of Puguzhi and others 蒲古只等三族害
Killed
Directly stated · History of Liao 31, passage 181
Murdered
Directly stated · History of Liao 61, passage 33; History of Liao 112, passages 26, 149

Attested activity

AD 890 to AD 920 太祖伯父於越在世
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 20, passage 157
AD 916 to AD 926 太祖時
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 90, passage 98
AD 916 to AD 926 太祖紀上下文
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 116, passages 10, 83-84
AD 890 to AD 906 於越釋魯
Directly stated · History of Liao 31, passage 181
AD 942 會同五年
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 113, passages 61, 63
AD 900 to AD 916 與於越耶律釋魯同知國政
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 112, passage 25

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AD 880 to AD 907 遙輦時
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 13
AD 850 to AD 910 釋魯仲父房
Directly stated · History of Liao 45, passage 189
AD 900 to AD 906 釋魯遇害
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 61, passage 33
AD 850 to AD 910 隋國王釋魯
Directly stated · History of Liao 45, passage 205
AD 880 to AD 920 隋國王釋魯
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 77, passage 184

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Wansi (綰思)
grandfather via grandson Wa 孫
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 77, passage 184
Parent of Wansi (綰思)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 83, passages 3-4
Ancestor of Yelu Wa (耶律窪)
grandson 孫 · 2 generations
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 184
Kin of Taizu (太祖)
paternal uncle 伯父 · paternal line · Through Emperor Xuanjian (宣簡皇帝)
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 20, passage 157
Spouse of Concubine of Shilu (釋魯妾)
concubine 妾
Directly stated · History of Liao 112, passage 149
Parent of Huage (滑哥)
father 父
son 子
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 15; History of Liao 112, passage 147
Sibling of Emperor Xuanjian (宣簡皇帝)
paternal uncle 伯父 · Full siblings · paternal line
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 20, passage 157
Kin of Emperor Taizu of Liao (遼太祖)
paternal uncle 伯父
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 55
Kin of Yelü Helu (耶律曷魯)
paternal uncle 從父
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 13
Sibling of Ousi (偶思)
paternal uncle 從父 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 73, passage 13
Parent of Haisi (海思)
secondary son 庶子
Directly stated · History of Liao 113, passage 61
Child of Xuanzu (玄祖)
third son 叔子 · paternal line
Directly stated · History of Liao 45, passage 189

Key source chapters

Origins and identity

Ethnicity Khitan 契丹
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 45, passage 189
Middle Father's House 仲父房
Directly stated · History of Liao 45, passage 189

Career and standing

ke 剋
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 116, passages 83-84
yuyue 於越
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 157
Prince of Sui 隋國王
AD 1052 壬子 · Posthumously enfeoffed
Directly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 157
Prince of Sui 隋國王
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 45, passage 205
Prince of Sui 隋國王
AD 1052 壬子 · Posthumously enfeoffed
Directly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 157

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Associated with
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 45, passage 189
Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 90, passage 1; History of Liao 113, passage 61

Events and relationships

Murdered
Legal · Victim
Directly stated · History of Liao 61, passage 33
Posthumously enfeoffed
AD 1052 壬子 · Ritual · Honoree
Directly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 157

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Liao 45, passage 189
Shilu is a personal name; ke is the office title prefix
Directly stated · History of Liao 116, passages 83-84

References in the histories

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History

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History of Liao, Chapter 20Volume 20 Annals 20: Xingzong 3 · 1 passage

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追封太祖伯父夷離堇巖木為蜀國王，於越釋魯為隋國王。 Taizu's paternal uncle yilijin Yanmu was posthumously enfeoffed Prince of Shu and yuyue Shilu as Prince of Sui.

History of Liao, Chapter 31Volume 31 Treatises 1: Management of Guards 1 · 1 passage

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著帳郎君：初，遙輦痕德堇可汗以蒲古只等三族害於越釋魯，籍沒家屬入瓦裏。 Registered-household gentlemen: At first, when the three clans of Puguzhi and others killed Yuyue Shilu under Yaolian Hendejin Khan, their families were confiscated and entered the wali.

History of Liao, Chapter 45Volume 45 Treatises 15: Official Posts 1 · 2 passages

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叔子釋魯曰仲父房； The third son Shi Lu formed the Middle Father's House;

掌隋國王釋魯房族之事。 It governed Prince of Sui Shi Lu's line.

History of Liao, Chapter 61Volume 61 Treatises 31: Punishment and Law 1 · 1 passage

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籍沒之法，始自太祖為撻馬狘沙裏時，奉痕德堇可汗命，按於越釋魯遇害事，以其首惡家屬沒入瓦裏。 Confiscation began when Taizu, still tamag yaglashi, was ordered by Khan Hendejin to investigate the murder of Yuyue Shilu; the ringleader's family was seized and enrolled in the wali.

History of Liao, Chapter 73Volume 73 Biographies 3: Yelu Helu, Xiao Dilu, Yelu Xieniechi, Yelu Yuwen, Yelu Haili · 3 passages

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在髫鬌，與太祖遊，從父釋魯奇之曰：「興我家者，必二兒也。」 As a child he roamed with Taizu, and Shilu, his paternal uncle, remarked in wonder, "These two boys will be the ones to restore our house."

會滑哥弒其父釋魯，太祖顧曷魯曰：「滑哥弒父，料我必不能容，將反噬我。 When Huage murdered his father Shilu, Taizu told Helu, "Huage has killed his father. He assumes I cannot bear it and will turn on me.

昔者於越伯父釋魯嘗曰：『吾猶蛇，兒猶龍也。』 Long ago your uncle Shilu said, 'I am still a snake; my son is already a dragon.'

History of Liao, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 7: Yelu Wuzhi, Yelu Hou, Yelu Antuan, Yelu Wa, Yelu Tuiyu, Yelu Talie · 1 passage

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耶律窪，字敵輦，隋國王釋魯孫，南院夷離堇綰思子。 Yelu Wa, whose courtesy name was Dirilian, was grandson of Prince of Sui Shilu and son of Southern Court yilijin Wansi.

History of Liao, Chapter 83Volume 83 Biographies 13: Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Xiezhen, Yelu Xidi, Yelu Xuegu · 1 passage

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祖釋魯，隋國王。 His grandfather Shilu had been King of Sui.

History of Liao, Chapter 90Volume 90 Biographies 20: Xiao Ala, Yelu Yixian, Xiao Taowei, Xiao Talage, Yelu Dilu · 1 passage

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太祖時，坐叔祖臺哂謀殺於越釋魯，沒入弘義宮。 Under Taizu he was implicated when his granduncle Taishan plotted to murder yuyue Shilu and was entered into the Hongyi Palace rolls.

History of Liao, Chapter 112Volume 112 Biographies 42: Rebellious Officials 1 · 3 passages

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與於越耶律釋魯同知國政。 He shared governance of the realm with Yelü Shilu, who held the honorary title of yuyue.

及釋魯遇害，轄底懼人圖己，挈其二子叠裏特、朔刮奔渤海，偽為失明。 After Shilu was killed, Xiadǐ feared others would plot against him; he fled to Bohai with his sons Dialite and Shuogua and pretended to be blind.

滑哥，字斯懶，隋國王釋魯之子。 Huage, whose style name was Silan, was the son of Shilu, King of Sui.

History of Liao, Chapter 113Volume 113 Biographies 43: Rebellious Officials 2 · 1 passage

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海思，字鐸袞，隋國王釋魯之庶子。 Haishi, whose style was Duogun, was a secondary son of Shilu, King of Sui.

History of Liao, Chapter 116Volume 116: Explanation of State Language · 2 passages

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剋釋魯剋，官名。 Ke Shilu: ke is an official title.

釋魯，人名。 Shilu is a person's name.