Overview
The translated histories identify Yelü Diela as an official, royal family member, and statesman. This record brings together 7 passages from 6 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yelü Diela | 迭剌 | Diela |
| Personal name | Diechi | 叠剌 | Diélà |
| Personal | Dieci | 叠剌 | Diélà |
| Personal | Diela | 迭剌 | Diela |
| Personal | Diela | 迭剌 | Diélà |
| Personal name | Diela | 叠剌 | Diélà |
| Title | Left Grand Chancellor | 左大相 | |
| Descriptive kinship | Younger brother of the Emperor | 皇弟迭剌 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · liaoshi:002:s0153, liaoshi:075:s0012
- Sex: male
Roles
- Official
- Royal Family Member
- Statesman
Life and dates
Death
- Expression: died within a month of taking office / 不逾月薨 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天顯元年 · Western Year: AD 926Explicit · liaoshi:075:s0012
- Manner: unspecifiedExplicit · liaoshi:002:s0173
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 叠剌 · Western Interval: Start: AD 900 · End: AD 926Explicit · liaoshi:045:s0191
- Source Date: Text: 天顯元年 · Western Year: AD 926Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0153, liaoshi:002:s0173, liaoshi:075:s0011, liaoshi:075:s0012
- Source Date: Text: 太祖 · Western Interval: Start: AD 916 · End: AD 926Strongly inferred · liaoshi:086:s0005
- Source Date: Text: 太祖謂諸弟曰 · Western Interval: Start: AD 916 · End: AD 926Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:112:s0039, liaoshi:112:s0040
- Source Date: Text: 遼皇族表 · Western Interval: Start: AD 916 · End: AD 1125Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:066:s0248
Family
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- Ancestor of Yelu Hezhu (耶律合住)Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
- Descendant of Dezu (德祖)Kinship Term: descended from / 係出 · Line: paternal
- Child of Dezu (德祖)Kinship Term: son / 次 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Line: paternal
- Sibling of Taizu (太祖)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Line: paternal
- Sibling of Taizu (太祖)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Relative Age: younger
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger - Sibling of Taizu (太祖)Kinship Term: younger brother / 皇弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother · Shared Parentage: full
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity: Khitan / 契丹Strongly inferred · liaoshi:045:s0191
- Label: Junior Fathers' House / 季父房Explicit · liaoshi:045:s0191
- Label: Liao imperial clan / 遼皇族Strongly inferred · liaoshi:066:s0248
Career and standing
- Label: Left Grand Minister / 左大相 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:002:s0153
- Label: Left Grand Chancellor / 左大相 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天顯元年 · Western Year: AD 926Explicit · liaoshi:075:s0012
- Label: Left Grand Chancellor / 左大相 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:066:s0248
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: associated-withStrongly inferred · liaoshi:045:s0191, liaoshi:066:s0248
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: servedExplicit · liaoshi:075:s0012
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · liaoshi:112:s0018
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · liaoshi:045:s0191
References in the histories
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