Overview
Yelü Abaoji was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 925 三年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 55
- AD 921 十二月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 32
- AD 923 to AD 926 同光中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 54
- AD 916 天祐末Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 50
Origins and identity
- Value Khitan 契丹Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 32
Career and standing
- Heavenly Emperor King 天皇王HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 53
- emperor 皇帝AD 916 天祐末 · Emperor · ProclaimedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 50
- AD 916 天祐末Summary Proclaimed himself emperor and created offices on the Chinese model.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 50
Places and affiliations
- Khitan 契丹Relation RuledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 32
- Polity Id liao · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 50
- At Western Tower 西樓邑 · Relation CapitalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 51
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 佛寺 · Relation Patron ofStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 52
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Lu Wenjin (盧文進) · Mode quotation Speaker Yelü Abaoji (安巴堅)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 46
Events and relationships
- Built capitalAdministrative · Founder · At Western Tower 西樓邑 · Summary Raised walled cities and palaces in the northern steppe three thousand li from Youzhou; named the capital Western Tower, doors facing east.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 51
- Built cityAdministrative · Founder · At Han City 漢城 · Summary Built a separate city south of the capital to house Han subjects, with three Buddhist temples and a thousand monks and nuns.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 52
- CampaignedAD 925 三年 · Military · Commander · At Bohai Liaodong 渤海之遼東 · Summary In year three marched against Bohai Liaodong and left Tunei and Lu Wenjin to hold Ying and Ping and raid Yan and Ji.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 55
- InvadedAD 921 十二月 · Military · Commander · At Youzhou 幽州 · Summary Poured across the frontier in the twelfth month and besieged Youzhou.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 32
- Planned expansionAD 923 to AD 926 同光中 · Military · Commander · Summary During Tongguang harbored ambition to open territory but feared Bohai would strike his rear.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 54
- SummonedAD 921 十二月 · Diplomatic · Speaker · With Lu Wenjin (盧文進) · Summary Summoned Lu Wenjin, pointed to Heaven, and said Heaven had not willed him to come this far, then led the army north.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passages 46-47
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- WithdrewAD 921 十二月 · Military · Commander · At Wangdu 望都 · Summary After horses foundered on thin Sha River ice, fell back to Wangdu.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 42
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment grew up on the frontier / frontier barbarian · Mode quotation Speaker Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 39
References in the histories
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