Yelü Su (蘇) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Yelü Su as a general, official, royal family member, and statesman. This record brings together 8 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Yelü Su	蘇	Su
Title	Southern Chancellor	南府宰相
Title	Southern Court Chancellor	南府宰相
Given	Su	蘇	Su
Personal	Su	蘇	Sū
Personal name	Su	蘇	Su
Descriptive kinship	Younger brother of the Emperor	皇弟

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · liaoshi:002:s0013, liaoshi:085:s0044
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:066:s0307

Roles

General
Official
Royal Family Member
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Manner: unspecified
Explicit · liaoshi:002:s0188

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 五年 · Western Year: AD 920
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0013
Source Date: Text: 六年 · Western Year: AD 921
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0025
Source Date: Text: 天贊三年 · Western Year: AD 924
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0108
Source Date: Text: 天顯元年 · Western Year: AD 926
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0218, liaoshi:002:s0188
Source Date: Text: 太祖異母弟 · Western Year: AD 916
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:085:s0044
Source Date: Text: 遼皇族表 · Western Interval: Start: AD 916 · End: AD 1125
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:066:s0307

Family

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Parent of Yelü Nugua (耶律奴瓜)
Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: grandson · Object Role: grandfather · Generation Distance: 2
Descendant of Dezu (德祖)
Kinship Term: descended from / 係出 · Line: paternal
Parent of Father of Yelu Nugua
Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
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
Sibling of Taizu (太祖)
Kinship Term: younger half-brother / 異母弟 · Shared Parentage: half-unspecified · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-half-brother · Object Role: younger-half-brother

Origins and identity

Label: Liao imperial clan / 遼皇族
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:066:s0307

Career and standing

Label: Southern Chancellor / 南府宰相 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liaoshi:002:s0025
Label: tixin / 惕隱 · Action: appointed
Explicit · liaoshi:002:s0013
Label: Southern Chancellery Chancellor / 南府宰相 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:085:s0044
Label: Southern Court Chancellor / 南府宰相 · Action: held
Explicit · liaoshi:066:s0307

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liao · Relation: associated-with
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:066:s0307

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: raided-southwest
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0108, liaoshi:002:s0109

References in the histories

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

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閏六月丁卯，以皇弟蘇為惕隱，康默記為夷離畢。 In the intercalary sixth month, on dingmao day, his younger brother Su was made tixin, and Kang Moji was made yilibi.

六年春正月丙午，以皇弟蘇為南府宰相，迭裏為惕隱。 In the sixth year, on bingwu day in the first month of spring, his younger brother Su was made Southern Chancellor, and Dieli was made tixin.

南府宰相蘇、南院夷離堇迭里略地西南。 Southern Chancellor Su and Southern Division yilijin Dieli swept the southwest.

乙卯，蘇等獻俘。 On yimao day Su and his commanders brought in prisoners.

皇太子、大元帥堯骨、南府宰相蘇、北院夷離堇斜涅赤，南院夷離堇迭里是夜圍忽汗城。 That night the Crown Prince, Great Marshal Yaogu, Southern Chancellor Su, Northern Division yilijin Xie Niechi, and Southern Division yilijin Dieli invested Hurhan City.

九月壬戌，南府宰相蘇薨。 In the ninth month, on renxu day, Southern Chancellor Su died.

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

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南府宰相蘇。 Su, Southern Court Chancellor.

History of Liao, Chapter 85Volume 85 Biographies 15: Xiao Talin, Xiao Guanyinnu, Yelu Tizi, Yelu Xieli, Yelu Nugua, Xiao Liu, Gao Xun, Xi Heshuonu, Xiao Taliege, Yelu Sahe · 1 passage

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耶律奴瓜，字延寧，太祖異母弟南府宰相蘇之孫。 Yelu Nugua, whose style name was Yanning, was a grandson of Su, Southern Chancellery Chancellor and younger half-brother of the dynastic founder.