Overview
The translated histories identify Yelü Mojie as an administrator, aristocrat, general, and military officer. This record brings together 18 passages from 4 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yelü Mojie | 耶律抹只 | Yēlǜ Mǒzhī |
| Courtesy name | Liuyin | 留隱 | Liúyǐn |
| Given | Mojie | 抹只 | |
| Given | Mozhi | 抹只 | Mǒzhǐ |
| Title | Palace Attendant Mojie | 侍中抹只 | |
| Title | Qishui Commandery King | 漆水郡王 | |
| Surname | Yelu | 耶律 | Yēlǜ |
| Surname | Yelü | 耶律 | |
| Surname | Yelü | 耶律 | Yēlǜ |
| Personal name | Yelu Mozhi | 耶律抹只 | Yēlǜ Mǒzhǐ |
| Personal | Yelü Mozhi | 耶律抹只 | Yēlǜ Mǒzhī |
| Personal name | Yelü Mozhi | 耶律抹只 | Yēlǜ Mǒzhǐ |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · liaoshi:059:s0084
Roles
- Administrator
- Aristocrat
- General
- Military Officer
- Official
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 統和末 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Western Interval: Start: AD 1010 · End: AD 1012Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0091
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 乾亨元年春 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 979Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:084:s0079
- Source Date: Text: 乾亨二年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 980Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:084:s0086
- Source Date: Text: 統和四年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 986Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:011:s0017
- Source Date: Text: 統和六年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 6 · Western Year: AD 988Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:012:s0043, liaoshi:012:s0052
- Source Date: Text: 統和初 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Western Year: AD 983Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:084:s0087
- Source Date: Text: 統和末 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Western Interval: Start: AD 1010 · End: AD 1012Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:084:s0091
- Source Date: Text: 開遠軍故事 · Western Interval: Start: AD 983 · End: AD 1031Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:059:s0084
Family
- Descendant of King of Sui (隋國王)Kinship Term: descendant / 之後 · Line: paternal
Origins and identity
- Label: Khitan / 契丹Strongly inferred · liaoshi:059:s0084
- Label: imperial clan / 皇族Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0076
- Label: younger (Zhongfu) line of the King of Sui / 仲父隋國王之後Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0075
Career and standing
- Label: vice privy commissioner / 樞密副使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾亨二年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 980Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0086
- Label: Datong Army military commissioner / 大同軍節度使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 統和六年秋七月壬子 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 6 · Western Year: AD 988Explicit · liaoshi:012:s0043
- Label: Military Commissioner of the Nanhai Army / 南海軍節度使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 是年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Western Year: AD 979Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0085
- Label: regent of the Eastern Capital / 東京留守 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 統和初 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Western Year: AD 983Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0087
- Label: vice privy commissioner / 樞密副使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 保寧間 · Western Interval: Start: AD 969 · End: AD 979Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0078
- Label: linya / 林牙 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0077
- Label: Military Commissioner of Kaiyuan Army / 開遠軍節度使 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0089
- Label: army supervisor / 監軍 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾亨元年春 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 979Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0009, liaoshi:084:s0079
- Label: commandery governor of Kaiyuan Army / 開遠軍守郡 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:059:s0084
- Label: Eastern Capital regent and palace attendant / 東京留守兼侍中 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:012:s0043
- Title: Qishui Commandery King / 漆水郡王 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:012:s0043
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: served
- Place: Kaiyuan Army / 開遠軍 · Relation: posted-toExplicit · liaoshi:059:s0084
Works and attributed material
- Explicit · liaoshi:012:s0052
- Kind: memorial · Role: authorExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0090
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-song · Other Person Id: Xiuge (休哥) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾亨初 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Western Year: AD 979Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0081
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Other Person Id: Xiuge (休哥) · Place: east of Zhuo / 涿之東Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0089
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defended · Place: Nanjing / 南京Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0088
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: escaped · Place: White Horse Ridge / 白馬嶺 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾亨元年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 979Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0080
- Kind: administrative · Role: governor · Action: memorialized-to-raise-grain-tax-conversion-to-six-cash · Place: Kaiyuan Army / 開遠軍Explicit · liaoshi:059:s0084
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: withdrew-in-order · Place: Mancheng / 滿城 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 是年冬 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Western Year: AD 979Explicit · liaoshi:084:s0083, liaoshi:084:s0084
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: lost then recovered merit with Xiuge and Xiezhen · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0072
- Assessment: policy-benefited-the-people · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · liaoshi:059:s0084
- Assessment: praised for resourceful service · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · liaoshi:084:s0077
References in the histories
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