Five Dynasties · Ruler

Khitan ruler 契丹主

Qidan Zhu

Attested AD 946 - AD 947

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Khitan ruler was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 契丹主死
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 171
AD 946 開運末
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 170

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 51, passage 170

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 51Volume 51 Book of Later Tang 27: Biographies 3: Imperial Family · 3 passages

守陵開運末，契丹主至汴，以從益遙領曹州節度使，復封許王，與王妃尋歸西京。 While guarding the imperial tombs in late Kaiyun, the Khitan ruler reached Bian. Congyi was given titular command of Caozhou, again enfeoffed as Prince of Xu, and soon returned to the Western Capital with his consort.

會契丹主死，其汴州節度使蕭翰謀歸北地，慮中原無主，軍民大亂，則己亦不得按轡徐歸矣； When the Khitan ruler died, his Bianzhou military commissioner Xiao Han planned to return north. He feared that with no ruler in the Central Plains and army and people in chaos, he himself could not withdraw at leisure;

乃詐稱契丹主命，遣人迎從益於洛陽，令知南朝軍國事。 so he falsely claimed the Khitan ruler's command, sent men to summon Congyi from Luoyang, and installed him to govern the southern court's military and civil affairs.