Overview
The translated histories identify Tanggu as a general, military officer, official, and royal family member. This record brings together 10 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin
Found inHistory of Liao
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Tanggu | 棠古 | Tánggǔ |
| Courtesy name | Pusuwan | 蒲速宛 | Púsùwǎn |
| Nickname | Stubborn Tanggu | 強棠古 | Qiáng Tánggǔ |
| Given name | Tanggu | 棠古 | Tánggǔ |
| Surname | Yelü | 耶律 | Yēlǜ |
| Personal name | Yelü Tanggu | 耶律棠古 | Yēlǜ Tánggǔ |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · liaoshi:066:s0037, liaoshi:100:s0002
Roles
- General
- Military Officer
- Official
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Death
- Age: 72Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0018
Age
- Age: 72 · Reckoning: suiExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0018
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 乾統三年 · Reign Id: liao-qiantong · Regnal Year: 3 · Western Year: AD 1103Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:100:s0006, liaoshi:100:s0007
- Source Date: Text: 大康中 · Reign Id: liao-dakang · Western Interval: Start: AD 1075 · End: AD 1084Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:100:s0003
- Source Date: Text: 保大二年 · Western Year: AD 1122Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:100:s0016
- Source Date: Text: 保大元年 · Western Year: AD 1121Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:100:s0015
- Source Date: Text: 天慶初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1111 · End: AD 1113Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:100:s0009
- Source Date: Text: 遼 · Western Interval: Start: AD 916 · End: AD 1125Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:066:s0037
Family
- Descendant of Gela (葛剌)Kinship Term: descendant of / 之後
Kinship Term: ancestor of / 之後 - Descendant of Noulisi (耨里思)Kinship Term: descended from / 係出
Origins and identity
- Line: descended from Gela, langjun of the Six Tribes / 六院郎君葛剌之後 · Person Id: Gela (葛剌)Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0002
Career and standing
- Label: standard-attendant langjun / 本班郎君 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大康中 · Reign Id: liao-dakang · Western Interval: Start: AD 1075 · End: AD 1084Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0003
- Label: military commissioner of the Wugu tribe / 烏古部節度使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天慶初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1111 · End: AD 1113Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0009
- Label: Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent / 太子太傅 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:066:s0037
- Label: commander of the northwest frontier garrison / 西北戍長 · Action: posted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾統三年前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1075 · End: AD 1103Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0005
- Label: grand general / 大將軍 · Action: promoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大康中 · Reign Id: liao-dakang · Western Interval: Start: AD 1075 · End: AD 1084Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0003
- Label: heir-apparent grand tutor / 太子太傅 · Action: promotedExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0017
- Label: Suppressing-the-State Senior General / 鎮國上將軍 · Action: promotedExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0011
- Label: military commissioner of the Wugu tribe / 烏古部節度使 · Action: reappointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 保大二年 · Western Year: AD 1122Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0016
- Status: retirement-requested · Action: requested · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 保大元年 · Western Year: AD 1121Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0015
- Label: appealed Delidi's conduct to the court / 訟之朝 · Action: brought-suit · Other Person Id: Xiao Delidi (蕭得裏底)Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0008
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: belonged-toStrongly inferred · liaoshi:066:s0037
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: servedExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0003
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: trueExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0013
Events and relationships
- Kind: legal · Role: accuser · Action: asked that Delidi be tried under military law after Jin defeat · Other Person Id: Xiao Delidi (蕭得裏底)Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0012
- Kind: political · Role: critic · Action: criticized chief ministers at courtExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0005
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated Dilie attack of five thousand with household retainersExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0017
- Kind: political · Role: visitor · Action: met fleeing Tianzuo at Daotao Ridge and wept · Other Person Id: Yelü Yanxi (延禧) · Place: Daotao Ridge / 倒塌嶺 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 保大二年 · Western Year: AD 1122Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0016
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: persuaded Wugu and Dilie to surrenderExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0010
- Kind: political · Role: opponent · Action: refused to submit to Delidi; dismissed · Other Person Id: Xiao Delidi (蕭得裏底) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾統三年 · Reign Id: liao-qiantong · Regnal Year: 3 · Western Year: AD 1103Explicit · liaoshi:100:s0007
- Kind: administrative · Role: relief-provider · Action: used private wealth and wealthy households' stores to relieve hardshipExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0011
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: nicknamed Stubborn Tanggu for plain speaking · Provenance: Mode: named-source-reportExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0004
- Assessment: unbending before the powerful; governed Wugu twice with kindness and sternness · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0095
- Kind: character · Statement: forthright; distinguished right from wrong; spoke out without concealmentExplicit · liaoshi:100:s0004
References in the histories
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