Song, Liao, and Jin · Envoy and Poet

Diao Yue 刁約

Attested AD 1050

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Diao Yue was an envoy and Poet.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1050 宋使遼
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 116, passage 57

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Visited
Directly stated · History of Liao 116, passage 57

Works and attributed material

押宴夷離畢
Poem · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Liao 116, passage 57

Events and relationships

Mission to Liao
Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · History of Liao 116, passage 57

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 116Volume 116: Explanation of State Language · 1 passage

宋刁約使遼有詩雲「押宴夷離畢」，知其為執政官也。 The Song envoy Diao Yue wrote in a poem on his mission to Liao, 'presiding at the banquet, the Yilibi' — showing that this was a chief ministerial office.