Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Yelü Heli 耶律解裏

Attested AD 947

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yelü Heli was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 晉開運末常山
Directly stated · History of Song 484, passage 54

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 484, passage 54

Assessments and attributes

Assessment greedy and self-indulgent; cut Chinese troops' rations · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Song 484, passage 55

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 484Volume 484 Biographies 243: Three Zhou Officials Han Tong, Li Yun, Li Zhongjin · 4 passages

留耶律解裏，眾才二千騎，又分別部首領楊袞以千騎掠邢、洺。 They left Yelü Heli with barely two thousand horsemen and detached the tribal chief Yang Gun with a thousand riders to raid Xing and Ming.

來還中朝士大夫多在城中，契丹與漢相雜，解裏性貪恣自奉，削漢軍日食，眾皆菜色。 By the time they returned, many court officials were still trapped in the city, Khitans and Chinese living side by side. Heli was greedy and self-indulgent; he cut the Chinese troops' rations until the men were hollow with hunger.

契丹眾大驚，由北門而出，解裏趣族乘列之於野。 The Khitans panicked and fled through the north gate. Heli rallied his clan and baggage train and formed them up in the open country.

午後，郛外民千餘知契丹奔敗者，持兵趣其族乘，將劫之，守者入郛馳告，解裏聞之，遂挈族而去。 That afternoon, hearing the Khitans were in flight, more than a thousand suburban men took up arms and rushed the baggage train to loot it. The guards galloped back to report; Heli gathered his clan and withdrew.