Song, Liao, and Jin · Courtier

Yelü Digu 耶律迪姑

Attested AD 1041

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yelü Digu was a Courtier.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1041 十年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 19, passages 2, 20

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 19, passage 20

Events and relationships

Court order · Ordered to mark arrows with hunters' names · Authority Emperor Xingzong of Liao (遼興宗)
Directly stated · History of Liao 19, passage 20

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 19Volume 19 Annals 19: Xingzong 2 · 1 passage

癸亥，上獵馬孟山，草木蒙密，恐獵者誤射傷人，命耶律迪姑各書姓名於矢以誌之。 On guihai day the Emperor hunted at Ma Meng Mountain; vegetation was thick and dense, and fearing hunters might accidentally shoot and injure people, he ordered Yelü Digu and the others each to write their names on their arrows for identification.