Five Dynasties · Royal Family Member and Official

Yelü Dieli 耶律迭裏

First attested AD 921; died AD 926

Passages: 7
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Yelü Dieli was a Royal Family Member and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Dieli	叠裏	Diéli
Alternate name	迭里	迭里

Life and dates

Death

AD 926 太祖崩後
Executed
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 130
Execution
Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 192

Attested activity

AD 921 六年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passage 25
AD 924 天贊三年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 81, 108
AD 924 天贊三年
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 124
AD 926 天顯元年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passages 192, 218
AD 926 太祖崩後
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 130
AD 921 神冊六年
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 123

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Chubulu (楚不魯)
grandfather 祖 · 2 generations
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passages 121-122
Parent of Anpo (安摶)
father 父
Directly stated · History of Liao 77, passage 122
Spouse of Mother of Yelu Antuan (安摶母)
wife 妻 · Uncertain
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 77, passage 133

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Southern Division yilijin 南院夷離堇
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 81
tixin 惕隱
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 25
executed 殺
Suffered
Directly stated · History of Liao 2, passage 192

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 5 passages

六年春正月丙午，以皇弟蘇為南府宰相，迭裏為惕隱。 In the sixth year, on bingwu day in the first month of spring, his younger brother Su was made Southern Chancellor, and Dieli was made tixin.

夏五月丙午，以惕隱迭里為南院夷離堇。 In the fifth month of summer, on bingwu day, tixin Dieli was made Southern Division yilijin.

南府宰相蘇、南院夷離堇迭里略地西南。 Southern Chancellor Su and Southern Division yilijin Dieli swept the southwest.

皇太子、大元帥堯骨、南府宰相蘇、北院夷離堇斜涅赤，南院夷離堇迭里是夜圍忽汗城。 That night the Crown Prince, Great Marshal Yaogu, Southern Chancellor Su, Northern Division yilijin Xie Niechi, and Southern Division yilijin Dieli invested Hurhan City.

十一月丙寅，殺南院夷離耶律迭裏、郎君耶律匹魯等。 In the eleventh month, on bingyin day, Southern Court yilü Yelü Dieli, gentleman Yelü Pilu, and others were put to death.

History of Liao, Chapter 77Volume 77 Biographies 7: Yelu Wuzhi, Yelu Hou, Yelu Antuan, Yelu Wa, Yelu Tuiyu, Yelu Talie · 2 passages

父叠裏，幼多疾，時太祖為撻馬狘沙裏，常加撫育。 His father Dieli was often ill as a child; Taizu, then serving as tamaxie shali, frequently cared for him.

叠裏建言，帝位宣先嫡長； Dieli advised that the throne should pass first to the eldest son of the direct line;