Song, Liao, and Jin · Military Officer

Yelü Xuegu 耶律學古

Yēlǜ Xuégǔ

Attested AD 969 - AD 980

Passages
11
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Yelü Xuegu as a military officer, official, poet, and scholar. This record brings together 11 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Yelü Xuegu 耶律學古 Yēlǜ Xuégǔ
Given Xuegu 學古 Xuégǔ
Surname Yelu 耶律 Yēlǜ
Personal Yelu Xuegu 耶律學古 Yēlǜ Xuégǔ
Courtesy Yixinyin 乙辛隱 Yǐxīnyǐn

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Military Officer
  • Official
  • Poet
  • Scholar
  • Translator

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 乾亨元年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 979
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:009:s0059, liaoshi:083:s0122
  • Source Date: Text: 二年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 980
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:083:s0130
  • Source Date: Text: 保寧中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 969 · End: AD 979
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:083:s0121

Family

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  • Child of Mother of Wubulü (烏不呂之母)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son · Generation Distance: 1
  • Descendant of Wa (窪)
    Kinship Term: grandson by a concubine / 庶孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
  • Sibling of Wubulü (烏不呂)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Line: paternal

Career and standing

  • Label: military commissioner of the Zhangguo Army / 彰國軍節度使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 980
    Explicit · liaoshi:083:s0130
  • Label: cupbearer of the imperial guard / 禦盞郎君 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 保寧中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 969 · End: AD 979
    Explicit · liaoshi:083:s0121
  • Label: military commissioner of the Baojing Army / 保靜軍節度使 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · liaoshi:083:s0129
  • Label: overall commander of Southern Capital cavalry and infantry / 南京馬步軍都指揮使 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · liaoshi:083:s0129
  • Label: Tiyi / 惕隱 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · liaoshi:083:s0135
  • Label: acting Nanjing cavalry-and-infantry commander / 權南京馬步軍都指揮使 · Action: held
    Explicit · liaoshi:009:s0059
  • Label: edict of praise and reward / 賜詔褒獎 · Action: received
    Explicit · liaoshi:009:s0059

Places and affiliations

Learning and skills

  • Skill: translating Di language and poetry / 譯鞮及詩 · Level: skilled
    Explicit · liaoshi:083:s0120

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 9Volume 9 Annals 9: Jingzong 2 · 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 83Volume 83 Biographies 13: Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Xiezhen, Yelu Xidi, Yelu Xuegu · 10 passages