Yelü Deguang (耶律德光)

Overview

Yelü Deguang was a ruler.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 source
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 234

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 234

Events and relationships

Entered capital after destroying Jin
AD 946 開運三年 · Military · Conqueror
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 55, passage 234

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 55Volume 55 Miscellaneous Biographies 35: Liu Xu, Lu Wenji, Ma Yinxun, Yao Yi, Liu Yue, Ma Gao, Cui Jujian, Cui Zhuo, Li Yi · 1 passage

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明年，契丹滅晉，耶律德光入京師，太常請備法駕奉迎，樂工教習鹵簿鼓吹，都人聞者為之流涕焉。 The next year the Khitans destroyed Later Jin and Yelü Deguang entered the capital. The Court of Imperial Sacrifices prepared the imperial carriage to welcome him, and musicians rehearsed the guard-of-honor music. People of the capital wept when they heard it.