Xiao Duola (蕭奪剌) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Xiao Duola as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 6 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese
Personal	Xiao Duola	蕭奪剌
Given	Duola	奪剌
Courtesy	Ruanlan	挼懶
Surname	Xiao	蕭

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0002

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Death

Statement: died in office
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0074

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 乾統元年 · Reign Id: liao-qiantong · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 1101
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0068
Source Date: Text: 乾統二年 · Reign Id: liao-qiantong · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 1102
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0070

Family

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Descendant of Nielugu (涅魯古)
Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
Child of Sama (撒抹)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Label: Pacification Commissioner of the Northwest / 西北路招討使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0064
Label: Attendant Gentleman / 祗候郎君 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0063
Label: Commander-in-Chief of the Wugu-Dilie tribes / 烏古敵烈統軍使 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0064
Label: Deputy Commander of the Chinese Palace / 漢人行宮副部署 · Action: promoted-to
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0063
Label: Pacification Commissioner of the Northwest / 西北路招討使 · Action: reappointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾統元年 · Reign Id: liao-qiantong · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 1101
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0068
Label: Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Route / 東北路統軍使 · Action: reappointed
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0073
Label: Commander-in-Chief of the Northeast Route / 東北路統軍使 · Action: reassigned
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0067
Label: Military Governor of the Western Capital / 西京留守 · Action: reassigned
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0073
Label: General of the Dragon-Tiger Guard / 龍虎衛上將軍 · Action: granted
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0064
Status: dismissal · Action: dismissed · Reason: left frontier command to attend court while colleagues absent
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0071, liaoshi:092:s0072

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liao · Relation: served
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0002
Organization: Yaolian Waqaghan Palace / 遙輦窪可汗宮 · Relation: member-of
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0002

Learning and skills

Skill: mounted archery / 騎射 · Level: unmatched
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0062

Works and attributed material

Kind: memorial · Role: author · Statement: memorial on northern frontier strategy proposing joint garrison with Daodaoling
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0065, liaoshi:092:s0066

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: counterattacked · Other Person Id: Yeduogua (耶睹刮) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾統元年 · Reign Id: liao-qiantong · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 1101 · Outcome: pursued enemy tens of li
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0069
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-enemy · Outcome: merit
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0064
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: raided · Other Person Id: Yeduogua (耶睹刮) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾統二年 · Reign Id: liao-qiantong · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 1102 · Outcome: captured 15000 horses and comparable cattle and sheep
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0070

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: distinguished as Wugu-Dilie commander · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0055
Kind: physical-description · Statement: imposing in build; unmatched in mounted archery
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0062

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 92Volume 92 Biographies 22: Xiao Duola, Xiao Puda, Yelu Houshen, Yelu Guyue, Yelu Dumei, Xiao Hanjia, Xiao Wuye · 6 passages

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蕭奪剌蕭普達耶律侯哂耶律古昱耶律獨攧蕭韓家蕭烏野 Xiao Duola, Xiao Puda, Yelu Houshen, Yelu Guyue, Yelu Dumei, Xiao Hanjia, and Xiao Wuye

蕭奪剌，字挼懶，遙輦窪可汗宮人。 Xiao Duola, whose courtesy name was Ruanlan, was a member of the Yaolian Waqaghan Palace.

奪剌體貌豐偉，騎射絕人。 Duola was imposing in build and excelled at mounted archery beyond all others.

北阻卜耶睹刮率鄰部來侵，奪剌逆擊，追奔數十里。 When the Northern Zubu chieftain Yeduogua led neighboring tribes in an invasion, Duola counterattacked and pursued the fleeing enemy for several tens of li.

是時同僚皆闕，奪剌以軍事付幕吏而朝，坐是免官。 At that time his colleagues were all absent; Duola entrusted military affairs to his staff and went to court, and for this he was dismissed from office.

論曰：烏古敵烈，大部也，奪剌為統軍，克敵有功； Commentary: The Wugu and Dilie were great tribes. Duola served as commander-in-chief and distinguished himself in defeating the enemy;