Yelü Yali (耶律雅裏)

Overview

The translated histories identify Yelü Yali as a clan leader and tribal leader. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Yelü Yali	耶律雅裏	Yēlǜ Yǎlǐ
Surname	Yelü	耶律	Yēlǜ
Personal name	Yelü Yali	耶律雅裏	Yēlǜ Yǎlǐ

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · liaoshi:034:s0011

Roles

Clan Leader
Tribal Leader

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 至唐，大賀氏中衰…有耶律雅裏者 · Western Interval: Start: AD 750 · End: AD 900
Explicit · liaoshi:034:s0009, liaoshi:034:s0010, liaoshi:034:s0011

Origins and identity

Ethnicity: Khitan / 契丹
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:034:s0011, liaoshi:034:s0034

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liao · Relation: affiliated-with
Strongly inferred · liaoshi:034:s0011, liaoshi:034:s0004
Organization: Yelü clan / 耶律氏 · Relation: member-of
Explicit · liaoshi:034:s0011

Events and relationships

Kind: administrative · Role: organizer · Action: reorganized-tribes · Outcome: split five divisions into eight; three Yelü into seven; two Shenmi into five; twenty divisions with two overseeing offices
Explicit · liaoshi:034:s0011

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · liaoshi:034:s0011
Statement: carved wooden tallies for contracts and widely enforced government orders
Explicit · liaoshi:034:s0012

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 34Volume 34 Treatises 4: Military 1 · 1 passage

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有耶律雅裏者，分五部為八，立二府以總之，析三耶律氏為七，二審密氏為五，凡二十部。 Yelü Yali split the five divisions into eight, set up two offices to oversee them, broke three Yelü lineages into seven and two Shenmi lineages into five—twenty divisions in all.