Five Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Heir Apparent of Liao 皇太子

Huáng tàizǐ

Attested AD 926

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Heir Apparent of Liao was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 926 天顯元年
Directly stated · History of Liao 75, passage 11

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor Taizu of Liao (遼太祖)
heir apparent 皇太子
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 75, passage 11

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 75, passage 11

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 75Volume 75 Biographies 5: Yelu Dilie, Yelu Duozhen, Wang Yu, Yelu Tulujiong · 5 passages

天顯元年，渤海平，立皇太子為東丹王，以羽之為中臺省右次相。 In the first year of Tianxian, after Bohai was pacified, the heir apparent was installed as King of Eastern Dan and Yuzhi was appointed Right Vice Chancellor of the Central Court.

人皇王奔唐，羽之鎮撫國人，一切如故。 When the Renhuang King fled to Tang, Yuzhi pacified the populace and kept everything as it had been.

太祖略燕，詔與皇太子及王郁攻定州。 When Emperor Taizu overran Yan, he was ordered to attack Dingzhou with the heir apparent and Wang Yu.

未幾，郁兄都囚父，自為留後，帝遣郁從皇太子討之。 Before long Yu's elder brother Du imprisoned their father and made himself acting governor; the emperor sent Yu with the heir apparent to punish him.

明年，從皇太子攻鎮州，遇唐兵於定州，破之。 The following year he followed the heir apparent against Zhenzhou, met Tang forces at Dingzhou, and routed them.