Five Dynasties · General

Yelü Zhong 耶律忠

Yelu Zhong

Attested AD 947

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yelü Zhong was a general.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 尋以蕃將耶律忠代方諫於雲州
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 253, passage 213

Origins and identity

Khitan 契丹
Strongly inferred · History of Song 253, passage 213

Career and standing

tribal general 蕃將
Directly stated · History of Song 253, passage 213

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 253, passage 213

Events and relationships

Sent to replace
Political · Replacement · With Sun Fangjian (方諫) · At Yunzhou 雲州
Directly stated · History of Song 253, passage 213

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 253Volume 253 Biographies 12: Zhe Deyi, Feng Jiye, Wang Chengmei, Li Jizhou, Sun Xingyou · 1 passage

尋以蕃將耶律忠代方諫於雲州，方諫不受命，歸保狼山。 When the Khitan general Yelü Zhong was sent to replace Fangjian at Yunzhou, Fangjian refused the order and withdrew to Wolf Mountain.