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.
PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin
Found inHistory of Liao
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Sex: maleExplicit · liaoshi:009:s0059
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liaoshi:083:s0118
Roles
- Military Officer
- Official
- Poet
- Scholar
- Translator
Life and dates
Death
- Explicit · liaoshi:083:s0135
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 乾亨元年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 979Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:009:s0059, liaoshi:083:s0122
- Source Date: Text: 二年 · Reign Id: liao-qianheng · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 980Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:083:s0130
- Source Date: Text: 保寧中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 969 · End: AD 979Explicit 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 980Explicit · 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 979Explicit · liaoshi:083:s0121
- Label: military commissioner of the Baojing Army / 保靜軍節度使 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:083:s0129
- Label: overall commander of Southern Capital cavalry and infantry / 南京馬步軍都指揮使 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:083:s0129
- Label: Tiyi / 惕隱 · Action: appointedExplicit · liaoshi:083:s0135
- Label: acting Nanjing cavalry-and-infantry commander / 權南京馬步軍都指揮使 · Action: heldExplicit · liaoshi:009:s0059
- Label: edict of praise and reward / 賜詔褒獎 · Action: receivedExplicit · liaoshi:009:s0059
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id: liao · Relation: servedExplicit · liaoshi:009:s0059, liaoshi:083:s0121
Learning and skills
- Skill: translating Di language and poetry / 譯鞮及詩 · Level: skilledExplicit · liaoshi:083:s0120
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: defender · Action: held · Place: Southern Capital / 南京
References in the histories
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