Overview
The translated histories identify Yelü Dilu as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 6 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodFive Dynasties
Found inHistory of Liao
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yelü Dilu | 耶律敵祿 | Yēlǜ Dílù |
| Given | Dilu | 敵祿 | |
| Given name | Dilu | 敵祿 | Dílù |
| Courtesy name | Yangyin | 陽隱 | Yángyǐn |
| Surname | Yelü | 耶律 | Yēlǜ |
| Personal name | Yelu Dilu | 耶律敵祿 | Yēlǜ Dílù |
| Personal name | Yelü Dilu | 耶律敵祿 | Yēlǜ Dílù |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liaoshi:090:s0107
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Military Officer
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 師還 · Western Year: AD 952Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:090:s0116, liaoshi:090:s0113
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 應曆4年 · Reign Id: liao-yingli · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 954Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:006:s0071
- Source Date: Text: 察割作亂 · Western Year: AD 947Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:090:s0109
- Source Date: Text: 明年 · Western Year: AD 952Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:090:s0113, liaoshi:090:s0111
- Source Date: Text: 穆宗即位 · Western Year: AD 951Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:090:s0111
Family
- Descendant of Mengfu Prince of Chu (孟父楚國王)Kinship Term: descendant / 之後 · Line: paternal
Career and standing
- Label: Northern Court palace commissioner / 北院宣徽使 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 穆宗即位 · Western Year: AD 951Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:090:s0111
- Label: Chief Councillor / 政事令 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:006:s0071
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: servedExplicit · liaoshi:090:s0001
Works and attributed material
- Explicit · liaoshi:090:s0109
Events and relationships
- Explicit · liaoshi:090:s0109
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: relieved-Hedong-defeated-Zhou · Other Person Id: King of Han (漢王) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 穆宗即位之明年 · Western Year: AD 952Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:090:s0113, liaoshi:090:s0111
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: suppressed-Xin-Dai-rebellionExplicit · liaoshi:090:s0114
- Kind: engineering · Role: director · Action: widened-Feihu-routeExplicit · liaoshi:090:s0112
Assessments and attributes
- Kind: physical-description · Statement: great physical strengthExplicit · liaoshi:090:s0108
References in the histories
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