Overview
Taizu was a ruler.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Ascendant Heaven Emperor | 升天皇帝 |
Life and dates
Death
- Illness · At Fuyu Prefecture 扶餘府 · Age Value: 55 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passages 177, 181
Age
- 55Reckoning Sui · At deathDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 181
Attested activity
- AD 920 五年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 10, 13
- AD 921 六年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 25, 34
- AD 919 四年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 2, 5-6
- AD 924 天贊三年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 80, 84, 100
- AD 923 天贊二年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 60, 68
- AD 922 天贊元年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 48, 59
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- AD 925 天贊四年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 121, 138
- AD 927 天顯二年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passage 193
- AD 926 天顯元年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 181, 190, 215
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Cige (剌葛)brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · History of Liao 2, passage 213
- Sibling of Lord Anduan (安端)brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · History of Liao 2, passage 213
- Parent of Yelü Bei (突欲)crown prince 皇太子Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passages 5, 152
- Child of Empress Dowager (皇太后)empress dowager 皇太后Strongly inferred · History of Liao 2, passage 6
- Spouse of Empress (皇后)empress 皇后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 5
- Child of Saladi (撒剌的)father 父Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 206
- Parent of Emperor Taizong of Liao (遼太宗)prince 皇子Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 59
- Sibling of Yelü Su (蘇)younger brother 皇弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 13
- Sibling of Yelü Diela (迭剌)younger brother 皇弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 153
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity Khitan 契丹Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passages 10, 207
Career and standing
- tixin appointment authority 授惕隱Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 13
- As received the khan's abdication and founded the state 受可汗之禪，遂建國Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 209
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation RuledDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passages 1, 181, 190
- At Zuling 祖陵 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 193
Works and attributed material
- Edict · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passages 84-98, 137
Events and relationships
- Campaigned againstMilitary · Commander · Target Wugu 烏古部Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 6-8
- Conquered BohaiDated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 138, 151, 216, 221
- Created Khitan large scriptCultural · CreatorDated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 10, 17
- Hunted tigersMilitary · Commander · At Eastern Mountain 東山Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passage 2
- Personal campaignMilitary · Commander · Target Xiang tribes 項諸部Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 14-15
- Renamed Bohai to DongdanAdministrative · RulerDated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passage 151
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- Visited Confucius templeRitual · OfficiantDated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passage 5
- Western campaignMilitary · Commander · Targets Tuyuhun, Xiang, ZubuDated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 100, 131
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment eastern sea to western sands; two hundred years of Liao power not the work of a single day · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passages 210-211
- Assessment spared and reemployed rebel brothers Lage and Anduan; compared favorably to Duke of Zhou · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 2, passages 212-213
Source notes
- From Emperor 上 · To Ascendant Heaven Emperor, temple name Taizu 升天皇帝，廟號太祖Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 190
References in the histories
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