Yelü Renxian (耶律仁先)

Overview

The translated histories identify Yelü Renxian as an aristocrat, diplomat, envoy, and general. This record brings together 31 passages from 14 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Yelü Renxian	耶律仁先	Yelü Renxian
Title	imperial father	尚父
Title	Prince of Jin	晉王
Title	Prince of Liao	遼王
Title	Prince of Song	宋王
Title	Prince of Sui	隋王
Title	Prince of Wu	吳王
Title	Prince of Xu	許王
Title	Prince Xu	許王
Alternate	Renxian	仁先
Given name	Renxian	仁先	Rénxiān
Personal	Renxian	仁先	Rénxiān
Personal	Renxian	仁先	Renxian
Given	Renxian	仁先	Rénxiān
Personal name	Renxian	仁先	Rénxiān
Personal	Renxian	仁先
Title	Southern Commission Director	南院樞密使
Surname	Yelu	耶律	Yēlǜ
Surname	Yelü	耶律	Yēlǜ
Personal name	Yelu Renxian	耶律仁先	Yēlǜ Rénxiān
Personal	Yelu Renxian	耶律仁先
Personal	Yelu Renxian	耶律仁先	Yelü Rénxiān
Personal name	Yelü Renxian	耶律仁先	Yēlǜ Rénxiān
Personal	Yelü Renxian	耶律仁先	Yēlǜ Rénxiān
Personal	Yelü Renxian	耶律仁先
Title	yuyue	於越

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:019:s0201, liaoshi:022:s0020, liaoshi:023:s0013, liaoshi:057:s0033, liaoshi:086:s0063, liaoshi:090:s0007, liaoshi:111:s0002, liaoshi:112:s0145
Sex: male
Explicit · liaoshi:021:s0035, liaoshi:066:s0156, liaoshi:092:s0050, liaoshi:095:s0045, liaoshi:099:s0007, liaoshi:110:s0123

Roles

Aristocrat
Diplomat
Envoy
General
Military Officer
Named Individual
Official
Royal Family Member
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年五月壬午 · Western Year: AD 1072
Explicit · liaoshi:023:s0013

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 十五年十一月丁亥 · Regnal Year: 15 · Month: 11 · Sexagenary Day: 丁亥 · Western Year: AD 1046
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:019:s0201
Source Date: Text: 清寧元年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 1055
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:021:s0035
Source Date: Text: 清寧二年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 1056
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:021:s0078
Source Date: Text: 清寧四年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 1058
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:021:s0124, liaoshi:021:s0131
Source Date: Text: 清寧六年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 6 · Western Year: AD 1060
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:021:s0153
Source Date: Text: 九年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:110:s0123
Source Date: Text: 清寧九年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0050
Source Date: Text: 清寧九年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:112:s0145
Source Date: Text: 清寧 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Western Interval: Start: AD 1055 · End: AD 1064
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:111:s0073
Source Date: Text: 九年五月丙午 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:022:s0017
Source Date: Text: 八年五月壬午 · Western Year: AD 1072
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:023:s0013
Source Date: Text: 十一年 · Western Year: AD 1042
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:019:s0038, liaoshi:019:s0050, liaoshi:019:s0054, liaoshi:019:s0057
Source Date: Text: 十二年 · Western Year: AD 1043
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:019:s0068, liaoshi:019:s0069
Source Date: Text: 十年 · Western Year: AD 1041
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:019:s0002, liaoshi:019:s0009
Source Date: Text: 咸雍五年春正月 · Western Year: AD 1069
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:022:s0151
Source Date: Text: 咸雍元年十二月甲午 · Western Year: AD 1065
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:022:s0073
Source Date: Text: 咸雍四年 · Western Year: AD 1068
Explicit · liaoshi:099:s0007
Source Date: Text: 道宗賜耶律仁先鷹紐印 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1055 · End: AD 1101
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:057:s0033
Source Date: Text: 遼 · Western Interval: Start: AD 916 · End: AD 1125
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:066:s0156
Source Date: Text: 重熙 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1032 · End: AD 1052
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:090:s0007, liaoshi:090:s0009
Source Date: Text: 重熙中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1032 · End: AD 1055
Explicit · liaoshi:095:s0045
Source Date: Text: 重熙十一年 · Western Year: AD 1042
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:086:s0063

Family

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Sibling of Yelü Xinxian (耶律信先)
Kinship Term: brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother
Descendant of Yanmu (巖木)
Kinship Term: descendant of / 之後
Descendant of Jundeshi (勻德實)
Kinship Term: descended from / 係出
Child of Guiyin (瑰引)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Sibling of Yelü Yixian (耶律義先)
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother

Origins and identity

Clan: Yelü / 耶律
Explicit · liaoshi:057:s0033

Career and standing

Label: Southern Court great king / 南院大王 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 十五年十一月丁亥 · Regnal Year: 15 · Month: 11 · Sexagenary Day: 丁亥 · Western Year: AD 1046
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:019:s0201
Label: Northern Court privy commissioner / 北院樞密使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年七月壬戌 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0026
Label: Southern Court privy commissioner / 南院樞密使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年五月丙午 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0017
Label: Northwest Route pacification commissioner / 西北路招討使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍五年春正月 · Western Year: AD 1069
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0151
Label: Nanjing regent / 南京留守 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍元年十二月甲午 · Western Year: AD 1065
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0073
Label: associate regent of Nanjing / 同知南京留守事 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 清寧元年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 1055
Explicit · liaoshi:021:s0035
Label: birthday congratulatory envoy to Song / 賀宋生辰使副 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liaoshi:019:s0009
Label: co-administrator of Eastern Capital regent affairs / 同知東京留守事 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liaoshi:019:s0069
Label: Nanjing deputy grand marshal / 南京兵馬副元帥 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 清寧四年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 1058
Explicit · liaoshi:021:s0131
Label: Northern Court great king / 北院大王 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 清寧六年六月癸未 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 6 · Western Year: AD 1060
Explicit · liaoshi:021:s0153
Label: Northern Court privy commissioner / 北院樞密使 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 清寧四年六月乙丑 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 1058
Explicit · liaoshi:021:s0124
Label: Southern Court privy commissioner / 南院樞密使 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 清寧二年丁丑 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 1056
Explicit · liaoshi:021:s0078
Label: Khitan mobile palace deployment director / 契丹行宮都部署 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 十五年十一月丁亥 · Regnal Year: 15 · Month: 11 · Sexagenary Day: 丁亥 · Western Year: AD 1046
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:019:s0201
Label: Northern Privy Vice Commissioner / 北院樞密副使 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:019:s0050
Label: yuyue / 于越 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:066:s0156
Label: imperial father / 尚父 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年七月壬戌 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0026
Title: Prince of Song / 宋王 · Action: advanced-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年七月壬戌 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0026
Title: Southern Court great king / 南院大王 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 十五年十一月丁亥 · Regnal Year: 15 · Month: 11 · Sexagenary Day: 丁亥 · Western Year: AD 1046
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:019:s0201
Title: Prince of Jin / 晉王 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:023:s0013
Title: Prince of Wu / 吳王 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:021:s0035, liaoshi:021:s0078, liaoshi:021:s0124, liaoshi:021:s0131
Title: Prince of Xu / 許王 · Action: transferred-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年五月丙午 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0017
Title: Prince of Jin / 晉王 · Action: transferred-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍元年十二月甲午 · Western Year: AD 1065
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0073
Title: Prince of Sui / 隋王 · Action: transferred · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 清寧四年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 4 · Western Year: AD 1058
Explicit · liaoshi:021:s0131

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liao · Relation: belonged-to
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:066:s0156
Polity Id: liao · Relation: member-of
Explicit · liaoshi:023:s0013
Polity Id: liao · Relation: served
Explicit · liaoshi:019:s0009, liaoshi:019:s0201, liaoshi:021:s0035, liaoshi:022:s0017, liaoshi:090:s0001, liaoshi:092:s0050, liaoshi:095:s0045, liaoshi:099:s0007, liaoshi:110:s0123
Polity Id: liao · Relation: served
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:057:s0033, liaoshi:111:s0073
Organization: campaign generals receiving diaowa seals / 行軍詔賜將帥 · Relation: recipient-class
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:057:s0032, liaoshi:057:s0033

Works and attributed material

Kind: report · Role: author · Statement: Reported Song's increased annual silver and silk payments.
Explicit · liaoshi:019:s0054

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-Zubu · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍五年九月戊辰 · Western Year: AD 1069 · Outcome: victory
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0151, liaoshi:022:s0159
Kind: bestowal · Role: recipient · Action: received-eagle-knob-seal · Other Person Id: Hongji (洪基)
Explicit · liaoshi:057:s0033
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: resisted-Chongyuan-rebellion · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年七月戊午 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0021
Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Other Person Id: Liu Liufu (劉六符) · Action: Song tribute negotiation
Explicit · liaoshi:086:s0063
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: suppressed-rebellion · Other Person Id: Chongyuan (重元) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 清寧九年 · Reign Id: liao-qingning · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: AD 1063
Explicit · liaoshi:092:s0050
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: suppressed · Other Person Id: Nielugu (涅魯古)
Explicit · liaoshi:112:s0145
Kind: diplomatic-mission · Role: peace negotiator to Song
Explicit · liaoshi:019:s0050
Kind: diplomatic-mission · Role: returned from Song with the oath document
Explicit · liaoshi:019:s0057
Relation: recommender-of · Person Id: Yelü Chenjianu (耶律陳家奴)
Explicit · liaoshi:095:s0045

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: vigor and agility rivaling the eastern-sea green falcon · About Person Id: Yelü Chenjianu (耶律陳家奴) · Provenance: Mode: speech · Speaker Person Id: Yelü Renxian (耶律仁先)
Explicit · liaoshi:095:s0045
Item: eagle-knob / diaowa seal / 鷹紐印 · Relation: received
Explicit · liaoshi:057:s0033
Item: imperial drafting edict / 御制誥 · Relation: bestowed
Explicit · liaoshi:021:s0153

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 19Volume 19 Annals 19: Xingzong 2 · 6 passages

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六月戊寅朔，以蕭寧、耶律坦、崔禹稱、馬世良、耶律仁先、劉六符充賀宋生辰使副； On the wuyin new moon of the sixth month Xiao Ning, Yelü Tan, Cui Yucheng, Ma Shiliang, Yelü Renxian, and Liu Liufu were appointed chief and deputy envoys to congratulate Song on birthdays;

九月壬寅，遣北院樞密副使耶律仁先、漢人行宮副部署劉六符使宋約和。 On renyin day of the ninth month Northern Privy Vice Commissioner Yelü Renxian and Han traveling palace deputy deployment director Liu Liufu were dispatched as envoys to Song to negotiate peace.

閏月癸未，耶律仁先遣人報，宋歲增銀、絹十萬兩、匹，文書稱貢，送至白溝； On guiwei day of the intercalary month Yelü Renxian dispatched a messenger reporting that Song's annual tribute was increased by one hundred thousand taels of silver and bolts of silk, the documents called it tribute, and it was delivered to Baigou;

辛卯，仁先、劉六符還，進宋國誓書。 On xinmao day Renxian and Liu Liufu returned and presented the Song State oath document.

壬申，以吳國王蕭孝穆為南院樞密使，北府宰相蕭孝忠北院樞密使，封楚王，韓國王蕭惠北府宰相、同知元帥府事，韓八南院大王，耶律侯哂東京留守，北院樞密副使耶律仁先同知東京留守事，北面林牙蕭革北院樞密副使。 On renshen day Prince of Wu Xiao Xiaomu was appointed Southern Privy Commissioner; Northern Chancellor Xiao Xiaozhong was made Northern Privy Commissioner and enfeoffed as Prince of Chu; Prince of Han Xiao Hui was made Northern Chancellor and co-administrator of the marshal headquarters; Han Ba was made Southern Court great king; Yelü Houshen was appointed Eastern Capital regent; Northern Privy Vice Commissioner Yelü Renxian was made co-administrator of Eastern Capital regent affairs; and Northern Court linya Xiao Ge was appointed Northern Privy Vice Commissioner.

十一月丁亥，以南院樞密使蕭孝友為北府宰相，契丹行宮都部署耶律仁先南院大王，北府宰相蕭革同知北院樞密使事，知夷離畢事耶律信先漢人行宮都部署，左夷離畢旅墳惕隱，漢人行宮都部署耶律敵烈左夷離畢。 On dinghai day of the eleventh month Southern Court Privy Commissioner Xiao Xiaoyou was appointed Northern Chancellor; Khitan mobile palace deployment director Yelü Renxian was made Southern Court great king; Northern Chancellor Xiao Ge was appointed associate Northern Court Privy Commissioner; yilibi affairs commissioner Yelü Xinxian was made Han mobile palace deployment director; Left yilibi Lü Fen was appointed tiyin; and Han mobile palace deployment director Yelü Dilie was made Left yilibi.

History of Liao, Chapter 21Volume 21 Annals 21: Daozong 1 · 5 passages

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以吳王仁先同知南京留守事，陳王塗孛特為南府宰相，進封吳王。 Prince of Wu Renxian was made associate regent of Nanjing; Prince of Chen Tubote was made Southern Court chancellor and advanced to Prince of Wu.

丁丑，南院樞密使趙國王查葛為上京留守，同知南京留守事吳王仁先為南院樞密使。 On dingchou day Southern Court privy commissioner Prince of Zhao Chage was made supreme capital regent; associate regent of Nanjing Prince of Wu Renxian was made Southern Court privy commissioner.

六月乙丑，以北院樞密使鄭王蕭革為南院樞密使，徙封楚王，南院樞密使吳王仁先為北院樞密使。 On yichou day of the sixth month Northern Court privy commissioner Prince of Zheng Xiao Ge was made Southern Court privy commissioner and transferred to Prince of Chu; Southern Court privy commissioner Prince of Wu Renxian was made Northern Court privy commissioner.

以吳王仁先為南京兵馬副元帥，徙封隋王。 Prince of Wu Renxian was made Nanjing deputy grand marshal and transferred to Prince of Sui.

丙寅，中京置國子監，命以時祭先聖先師，癸未，以隋王仁先為北院大王，賜御制誥。 On bingyin day the Directorate of Education was established at the Central Capital and seasonal sacrifice to the Former Sage and Former Teacher was ordered; on guiwei day Prince of Sui Renxian was made Northern Court great king and granted an imperial drafting edict.

History of Liao, Chapter 22Volume 22 Annals 22: Daozong 2 · 6 passages

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夏五月丙午，以隋王仁先為南院樞密使，徙封許王。 On bingwu day of the fifth summer month Prince of Sui Renxian was made Southern Court privy commissioner and transferred to Prince of Xu.

時南院樞密使許王仁先、知北樞密院事趙王耶律乙辛、南府宰相蕭唐古、北院宣徽使蕭韓家奴、北院樞密副使蕭惟信、敦睦宮使耶律良等率宿衛士卒數千人禦之。 At the time Southern Court privy commissioner Prince of Xu Renxian, Yelü Yixin who administered Northern Privy Council affairs, Southern Court chancellor Xiao Tanggu, Northern Court palace commissioner Xiao Hanjianu, Northern Court associate privy commissioner Xiao Weixin, Dunmu Palace commissioner Yelü Liang, and others led several thousand night-guard troops to resist.

壬戌，以仁先為北院樞密使，進封宋王，加尚父，耶律乙辛南院樞密使，蕭韓家奴殿前都點檢，封荊王。 On renxu day Renxian was made Northern Court privy commissioner, advanced to Prince of Song and honored as imperial father; Yelü Yixin was made Southern Court privy commissioner; Xiao Hanjianu was made Palace Front commander and enfeoffed Prince of Jing.

十二月甲午，以遼王仁先為南京留守，徙封晉王。 On jiawu day of the twelfth month Prince of Liao Renxian was made regent of Nanjing and transferred to Prince of Jin.

五年春正月，阻卜叛，以晉王仁先為西北路招討使，領禁軍討之。 In the fifth year, in the first spring month Zubu rebelled; Prince of Jin Renxian was made Northwest Route pacification commissioner to lead forbidden troops against them.

九月戊辰，仁先遣人奏阻卜捷。 On wuchen day of the ninth month Renxian dispatched men to memorialize victory over Zubu.

History of Liao, Chapter 23Volume 23 Annals 23: Daozong 3 · 1 passage

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五月壬午，晉王仁先薨。 On renwu day of the fifth month Prince of Jin Renxian died.

History of Liao, Chapter 57Volume 57 Treatises 27: Ceremonial Guards 3 · 1 passage

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道宗賜耶律仁先鷹紐印，即此。 When Emperor Daozong granted Yelü Renxian a seal with an eagle knob, it was of this kind.

History of Liao, Chapter 66Volume 66 Tables 4: Imperial Family · 1 passage

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于越仁先。惕隱許王義先。南面林牙信先。南面林牙信先。 Renxian, yuyue. Yixian, tiyin and King of Xu. Xinxian, Southern linya. Xinxian, Southern linya.

History of Liao, Chapter 86Volume 86 Biographies 16: Yelu Hezhu, Liu Jing, Liu Liufu, Ye Luniaolu, Niu Wenshu, Du Fang, Xiao Heshang, Yelu Helizhi, Yelu Pode · 1 passage

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會宋遣使增歲幣以易十縣，復與耶律仁先使宋，定「進貢」名，宋難之。 When Song sent envoys offering to increase the annual payments in exchange for the ten counties, he went again with Yelu Renxian to fix the term "tribute presentation," which the Song court resisted.

History of Liao, Chapter 90Volume 90 Biographies 20: Xiao Ala, Yelu Yixian, Xiao Taowei, Xiao Talage, Yelu Dilu · 1 passage

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耶律義先，於越仁先之弟也。 Yelu Yixian was the younger brother of the yuyue Renxian.

History of Liao, Chapter 92Volume 92 Biographies 22: Xiao Duola, Xiao Puda, Yelu Houshen, Yelu Guyue, Yelu Dumei, Xiao Hanjia, Xiao Wuye · 1 passage

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清寧九年，佐耶律仁先平重元亂，以功加團練使。 In the ninth year of Qingning he assisted Yelu Renxian in suppressing the rebellion of Zhongyuan and, for his service, was given the additional title of Regiment Training Commissioner.

History of Liao, Chapter 95Volume 95 Biographies 25: Yelu Honggu, Yelu Maliu, Xiao Dilie, Yelu Shilu, Yelu Chenjianu, Yelu Teme, Yelu Xiantong, Xiao Susa, Yelu Dabeinu · 1 passage

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時耶律仁先薦陳家奴健捷比海東青鶻，授禦盞郎君。 At that time Yelu Renxian recommended Chenjianu, praising his vigor and agility as rivaling the eastern-sea green falcon, and he was appointed Langjun of the Imperial Cup.

History of Liao, Chapter 99Volume 99 Biographies 29: Xiao Yanshou, Yelu Sala, Xiao Susa, Yelu Tabuye, Xiao Tabuye, Xiao Hugu, Yelu Shiliu · 1 passage

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咸雍四年，從耶律仁先伐阻卜，破之，有詔留屯，亡歸者眾，由是鐫兩官。 In the fourth year of Xianyong he joined Yelu Renxian's campaign against the Zubu; after their defeat he was ordered to hold the frontier, but so many men deserted that he was demoted two ranks.

History of Liao, Chapter 110Volume 110 Biographies 40: Treacherous Ministers 1 · 4 passages

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九年，耶律仁先為南院樞密使，時駙馬都尉蕭胡睹與重元黨，惡仁先在朝，奏曰：「仁先可任西北路招討使。」 In the ninth year Yelü Renxian was commissioner of the Southern Commissioner's Office. Imperial Son-in-Law Commandant Xiao Huzhu, allied with Chongyuan's faction, hated Renxian's presence at court and memorialized, "Renxian may be appointed Pacification Commissioner of the Northwest Circuit."

仁先乃先帝舊臣，不可遽離朝廷。」 Renxian is an old minister of the late emperor and must not be abruptly removed from court."

三年，群臣侍燕，上曰：「先帝用仁先、化葛，以賢智也。 In the third year, as the hundred officials attended a banquet, the emperor said, "The late emperor employed Renxian and Huage for their wisdom and talent.

朕有孝傑、乙辛，不在仁先、化葛下，誠為得人。」 I have Xiaojie and Yixin, who are no inferior to Renxian and Huage—truly I have found capable men."

History of Liao, Chapter 111Volume 111 Biographies 41: Treacherous Ministers 2 · 1 passage

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當其留仁先，討重元，若真為國計者； When he kept Yelü Renxian at court and campaigned against Chongyuan, it looked as though he truly had the state's interests at heart;

History of Liao, Chapter 112Volume 112 Biographies 42: Rebellious Officials 1 · 1 passage

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南院樞密使許王仁先等率宿衛士討之。 Southern Commissioner Prince Xu Renxian and others led the palace guards against him.