Five Dynasties · Liao official; rebel

Tiande 天德

Tiāndé

First attested AD 947; died AD 948

Passages: 11
Chapters: 4
Histories: 1

Overview

Tiande was a Liao official; rebel.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Yelu Tiande	耶律天德	Yēlǜ Tiāndé

Life and dates

Death

AD 948 天祿二年春正月
Execution
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 44
Executed
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 81
Execution
Directly stated · History of Liao 61, passage 61

Attested activity

AD 948 天祿二年
Directly stated · History of Liao 61, passage 61
AD 948 天祿二年
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 72
AD 948 天祿二年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 113, passage 24
AD 948 天祿二年春正月
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 43
AD 947 甲申
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 3

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Suffered
AD 948 天祿二年春正月 · Execution
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 44
Suffered
Execution
Directly stated · History of Liao 61, passage 61

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 5, passage 3; History of Liao 113, passage 36

Events and relationships

Escorted Taizong coffin
AD 947 甲申 · Ritual · Escort · At Supreme Capital 上京
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 3
Plotted rebellion
AD 948 天祿二年春正月 · Political · Conspirator
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 5, passage 43
Plotted rebellion
Military · Rebel
Directly stated · History of Liao 61, passage 61
Plotted
AD 948 天祿二年 · Rebellion · Conspirator
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 72
Tried to spear Anduan
Military · Combatant
Directly stated · History of Liao 113, passage 36

References in the histories

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History

11 passages

History of Liao, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Shizong · 3 passages

甲申，次定州，命天德、朔古、解裏等護梓宮先赴上京。 On jiashen day he stopped at Ding Prefecture and ordered Tiande, Shuogu, Jieli, and others to escort the coffin on to the Supreme Capital first.

二年春正月，天德、蕭翰、劉哥、盆都等謀反。 In the spring of the second year, first month, Tiande, Xiao Han, Liu Ge, Pendu, and others plotted rebellion.

誅天德，杖蕭翰，遷劉哥於邊，罰盆都使轄戛斯國。 Tiande was executed, Xiao Han was flogged, Liu Ge was transferred to the frontier, and Pendu was punished by being sent as envoy to the Kirghiz.

History of Liao, Chapter 61Volume 61 Treatises 31: Punishment and Law 1 · 1 passage

世宗天祿二年，天德、蕭翰、劉哥及其弟盆都等謀反，天德伏誅，杖翰，流劉哥，遣盆都使轄戛斯國。 In Shizong's second year of Tianlu, Tiande, Xiao Han, Liuge, and Liuge's brother Pendu plotted rebellion. Tiande was executed, Han beaten, Liuge exiled, and Pendu dispatched as envoy to the Kirghiz.

History of Liao, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 7: Yelu Wuzhi, Yelu Hou, Yelu Antuan, Yelu Wa, Yelu Tuiyu, Yelu Talie · 3 passages

天祿二年，耶律天德、蕭翰謀反下獄，惕隱劉哥及其弟盆都結天德等為亂。 In the second year of Tianlu, Yelu Tiande and Xiao Han were imprisoned for plotting rebellion; the tiyin Liuge and his younger brother Pendu joined Tiande and others in a conspiracy.

屋質率劍士往訊之，天德等伏罪。 Wuzhi led armed guards to question them, and Tiande and the others confessed.

誅天德，杖翰，遷劉哥，以盆都使轄戛斯國。 Tiande was executed, Han was flogged, Liuge was transferred, and Pendu was sent as envoy to the Kirghiz.

History of Liao, Chapter 113Volume 113 Biographies 43: Rebellious Officials 2 · 4 passages

後與天德謀反，下獄。 Later he conspired to rebel with Tiande and was thrown into prison.

王子天德馳至，欲以槍刺之。 Prince Tiande galloped up and tried to run him through with a spear.

劉哥以身衛安端，射天德，貫甲不及膚。 Liuge shielded Anduan with his own body, shot at Tiande, and the arrow pierced his armor without touching his skin.

天祿中，與其弟盆都、王子天德、侍衛蕭翰謀反，耶律石剌發其事，劉哥以飾辭免。 During the Tianlu era he plotted rebellion with his younger brother Pendu, Prince Tiande, and the guard Xiao Han; Yelü Shila exposed the plot, but Liuge talked his way free.