Yeke (也古) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Yeke as a general and royal family member. This record brings together 5 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese
Personal	Yeke	也古
Alternate name	Yehu	耶虎
Personal name	Yeke	也古

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · yuanshi:003:s0029

Roles

General
Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 三年癸丑春正月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: spring · Lunar Month: 1 · Western Year: AD 1253
Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0063, yuanshi:003:s0065
Source Date: Text: 二年壬子…冬十月 · Regnal Year: 2 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 10 · Western Year: AD 1252
Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0051, yuanshi:003:s0060
Source Date: Text: 三年癸丑…冬十二月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 12 · Western Year: AD 1253
Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0063, yuanshi:003:s0079, yuanshi:003:s0081
Source Date: Text: 元年辛亥夏六月 · Regnal Year: 1 · Season: summer · Lunar Month: 6 · Western Year: AD 1251
Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0029

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: participant · Action: as an eastern prince met at Kötö'ü Adal and joined in raising Möngke to the throne on the Onon River · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年辛亥夏六月 · Regnal Year: 1 · Season: summer · Lunar Month: 6 · Western Year: AD 1251 · Other Person Id: Möngke (蒙哥)
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Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: attacked Prince Tachar's camp out of a grievance · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年癸丑春正月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: spring · Lunar Month: 1 · Western Year: AD 1253 · Other Person Id: Tachar (塔察兒)
Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0065
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: his army against Goryeo was withdrawn · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年癸丑春正月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: spring · Lunar Month: 1 · Western Year: AD 1253
Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0067
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: ordered to campaign against Goryeo · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二年壬子…冬十月 · Regnal Year: 2 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 10 · Western Year: AD 1252 · Place: Goryeo / 高麗
Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0060
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: ordered to lead troops jointly against Goryeo, taking Hesam, Dongju, Chunju, Samgaksan, Yanggeun, Cheonnyong and other cities · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年癸丑…冬十二月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: winter · Lunar Month: 12 · Western Year: AD 1253 · Place: Goryeo / 高麗
Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0081
Relation: rival-of · Person Id: Tachar (塔察兒) · Statement: attacked Tachar's camp nursing a grievance · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三年癸丑春正月 · Regnal Year: 3 · Season: spring · Lunar Month: 1 · Western Year: AD 1253
Explicit · yuanshi:003:s0065

References in the histories

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History of Yuan, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Xianzong · 5 passages

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元年辛亥夏六月，西方諸王別兒哥、脫哈帖木兒，東方諸王也古、脫忽、亦孫哥、按只帶、塔察兒、別裏古帶，西方諸大將班裏赤等，東方諸大將也速不花等，復大會於闊帖兀阿闌之地，共推帝即皇帝位於斡難河。 In the first year (xinhai), in the sixth month of summer, the western princes Berke and Toghtamur, the eastern princes Yeke, Toghu, Yissüngge, Ajai, Tachar, and Belgütei, the western generals led by Barchin, and the eastern generals led by Yesu Buqa met again at Kötö'ü Adal and together enthroned him on the Onon River.

冬十月，命諸王也古征高麗。 In the tenth month of winter Prince Yeke was ordered to campaign against Goryeo.

諸王也古以怨襲諸王塔剌兒營。 Prince Yeke, nursing a grievance, raided Prince Tachar's camp.

罷也古征高麗兵，以劄剌兒帶為征東元帥。 Yeke's Goryeo expedition was recalled, and Jachar was made commander of the eastern campaign.

命宗王耶虎與洪福源同領軍征高麗，攻拔禾山、東州、春州、三角山、楊根、天龍等城。 Prince Yehu and Hong Wonyuan were ordered to lead a joint expedition against Goryeo and captured Hesam, Dongju, Chunju, Samgaksan, Yanggeun, Cheonnyong, and other cities.