Overview
Yelu Xiliang was a scholar and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Mingfu | 明甫 | Míngfǔ |
| Childhood name | Tuhusi | 禿忽思 | Tūhūsī |
Life and dates
Birth
- At Lianglou, south of Karakorum 和林南之涼樓Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 3
Age
- 9Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 6
Attested activity
- AD 1262 三年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 35, 42, 47
- AD 1260 中統元年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 11, 14
- AD 1261 二年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 30-31
- AD 1246 出生於和林南涼樓禿忽思Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 180, passage 3
- AD 1263 四年Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 50-51
- AD 1255 師事趙衍,時方九歲Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 180, passages 5-6
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- AD 1259 憲宗崩於蜀之年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 180, passage 10
- AD 1256 歲丙辰Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 7
- AD 1258 歲戊午Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 8
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Yelü Chucai (耶律楚材)grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 2
- Child of Mother of Yelu Xiliang (赤帖吉氏)mother 母Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 3, 14
- Child of Yelu Zhu (耶律鑄)son 子Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 2
- Kinship Role brothers · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 28, 45
Origins and identity
- Line paternal · Ancestor Person Id Yelü Chucai (耶律楚材) · Clan Yelu 耶律Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 2
Career and standing
- Placed underCaptive under guardDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 14
- Released from bondsDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 27
- ReleasedReleased from close guardDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 23
Places and affiliations
- Polity Mongol Empire 大蒙古國 · Relation Subject ofStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 180, passage 11
- At Karakorum vicinity 和林Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 180, passage 3
- AD 1261 二年At Changbali 昌八里城 · Relation Traveled toDated from the passage context · History of Yuan 180, passage 30
- AD 1261 二年夏At Yemili 葉密里城 · Relation Traveled toDated from the passage context · History of Yuan 180, passage 31
- At Lianglou 涼樓 · Relation Born atDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 3
Learning and skills
- Teacher Person Id Zhao Yan (趙衍) · At Yan 燕 · Subject Confucian learning and poetry 儒業詩賦Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 5-6
- Skill poetry composition 賦詩 · Level precociousDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 6
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Prince Daming (大名王) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 39-40
- Speech · Speaker · With Alamdar (阿藍答兒) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 17
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 19, 22
Events and relationships
- Campaigned againstDated from the passage context · History of Yuan 180, passage 47
- Crossed Tianshan to BeitingAD 1260 是冬 · Travel · TravelerDated from the passage context · History of Yuan 180, passage 29
- Declined ear piercing giftDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 39-40
- Driven toCapture · Captured · At Suzhou 肅州Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 26
- Driven westAD 1262 五月 · Forced displacement · Driven · At Beliesali 孛劣撒里Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 180, passage 42
- Followed campaignAD 1263 四年四月 · Military · Participant · At Hunbasheng 渾八升城Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 51
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- Forced to marchAD 1260 中統元年 · Forced march · Captive · At from Lingwu to Ganzhou 自靈武至甘州Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 180, passage 14
- HidConcealment · Fugitive · At Shatuo east of Black River north of Ganzhou 甘州北黑水東沙陀Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 25
- Joined southern expeditionMilitary · ParticipantDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 9
- Led baggage northAD 1259 憲宗崩之年 · Logistical · Escort · At western Shaanxi 陝右Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 180, passage 10
- Returned to YemiliTravel · FollowerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 37
- Sought audience via motherAD 1261 二年 · Audience · Petitioner · With Younger Sister of the Sixth Empress Dowager (六皇后之妹) · Outcome Plan failedDated from the passage context · History of Yuan 180, passage 33
- Went to imperial campAD 1258 歲戊午 · Travel · Traveler · At Liupan Mountain 六盤山Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 8
- Audience · Interrogated · With Alamdar (阿藍答兒) · At Yanzhi Mountain 焉支山Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passages 15-16, 21
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment refused-to-harm-parental-body-for-gift · Mode self-report Speaker Yelu Xiliang (耶律希亮)Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 39
- Item gold belt 金束帶 · Relation Received · With Prince Daming (大名王)Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 41
- Item silks, saddles, and horses 幣帛鞍馬 · Relation Received · With Prince Daming (大名王)Directly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 35
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Yuan 180, passage 2
References in the histories
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