Overview
Yelü Tanggu was an official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Pusuwan | 蒲速宛 | Púsùwǎn |
| Nickname | Stubborn Tanggu | 強棠古 | Qiáng Tánggǔ |
Life and dates
Death
- Age 72Directly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 18
Age
- 72Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 18
Attested activity
- AD 1122 秋七月丁巳朔Directly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 93
- AD 1103 乾統三年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 100, passages 6-7
- AD 1075 to AD 1084 大康中Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 100, passage 3
- AD 1122 保大二年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 100, passage 16
- AD 1121 保大元年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 100, passage 15
- AD 1111 to AD 1113 天慶初Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 100, passage 9
Family
- Descendant of Gela (葛剌)descendant of 之後
ancestor of 之後Directly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 2 - Descendant of Noulisi (耨里思)descended from 係出Strongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passage 40
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- Line descended from Gela, langjun of the Six Tribes 六院郎君葛剌之後 · Person Gela (葛剌)Directly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 2
Career and standing
- standard-attendant langjun 本班郎君AD 1075 to AD 1084 大康中 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 3
- military commissioner of the Wugu tribe 烏古部節度使AD 1111 to AD 1113 天慶初 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 9
- Wugu Route military commissioner 烏古部節度使AD 1122 秋七月丁巳朔 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 93
- Grand Tutor of the Heir Apparent 太子太傅HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 66, passage 37
- commander of the northwest frontier garrison 西北戍長AD 1075 to AD 1103 乾統三年前 · PostedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 5
- heir-apparent grand mentor 太子太保AD 1122 秋七月丁巳朔 · PromotedDirectly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 93
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- grand general 大將軍AD 1075 to AD 1084 大康中 · PromotedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 3
- heir-apparent grand tutor 太子太傅PromotedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 17
- Suppressing-the-State Senior General 鎮國上將軍PromotedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 11
- military commissioner of the Wugu tribe 烏古部節度使AD 1122 保大二年 · ReappointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 16
- RequestedAD 1121 保大元年 · Retirement requestedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 15
- appealed Delidi's conduct to the court 訟之朝Directly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 8
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Polity Liao 遼 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 93
- Polity Id liao · Relation Belonged toStrongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passage 37
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 3
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 13
Events and relationships
- Asked that Delidi be tried under military law after Jin defeatDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 12
- Criticized chief ministers at courtPolitical · CriticDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 5
- Defeated Dilie attack of five thousand with household retainersMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 17
- Met fleeing Tianzuo at Daotao Ridge and weptDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 16
- Persuaded Wugu and Dilie to surrenderMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 10
- Refused to submit to Delidi; dismissedDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 7
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- Suppressed Dilie Pishi rebellionAD 1122 秋七月丁巳朔 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 93
- Used private wealth and wealthy households' stores to relieve hardshipAdministrative · Relief providerDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 11
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment nicknamed Stubborn Tanggu for plain speaking · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 4
- Assessment unbending before the powerful; governed Wugu twice with kindness and sternness · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 95
- forthright; distinguished right from wrong; spoke out without concealmentCharacterDirectly stated · History of Liao 100, passage 4
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 29, passage 93
References in the histories
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