Yelu Helizhi (耶律合裏只)

Overview

Yelu Helizhi was an official and Diplomat.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Teman	特滿	Tèmǎn

Life and dates

Death

Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 165

Attested activity

AD 1055 清寧初
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 162
AD 1061 清寧七年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 163
AD 1032 to AD 1055 重熙中
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 153

Family

Descendant of Pugu Zhi (蒲古只)
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 152

Origins and identity

descendant of Puguzhi 六院夷離堇蒲古只之後
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 152

Career and standing

Military Commissioner of Huaihua 懷化軍節度使
AD 1055 清寧初 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 162
Great King of the Northern Chancellery 北院大王
AD 1061 清寧七年 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 163
Southwest Pacification and Suppression Commissioner-in-Chief 西南面招討都監
AD 1032 to AD 1055 重熙中 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 153
Concurrent Palace Attendant 兼侍中
Granted
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 164
detailed commander of the Northeast Route 東北路詳穩
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 164
Military Commissioner of Liaoxing 遼興軍節度使
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 164

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Duke of Bin 豳國公
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 163
Entered
Retired
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 165

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 153

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passages 156-158

Events and relationships

Established guesthouses and western frontier garrison farms
Administration · Initiator
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 167
Song birthday embassy; lodged at Baigou
Diplomatic · Envoy
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 154

Assessments and attributes

Assessment bore imperial commission abroad without disgrace · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 187
clear-sighted, diligent; skilled at winning people by kindness
Character
Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 166

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 86Volume 86 Biographies 16: Yelu Hezhu, Liu Jing, Liu Liufu, Ye Luniaolu, Niu Wenshu, Du Fang, Xiao Heshang, Yelu Helizhi, Yelu Pode · 7 passages

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耶律合裏只耶律頗的 Yelu Helizhi and Yelu Pode

耶律合裏只，字特滿，六院夷離堇蒲古只之後。 Yelu Helizhi, whose style name was Teman, was a descendant of Puguzhi, yilijin of the Six Divisions.

合裏只曰：「勝負兵家常事。 Helizhi said, "Victory and defeat are common in war.

七年，入為北院大王，封豳國公。 In the seventh year he entered court as great king of the Northern Chancellery and was enfeoffed as Duke of Bin.

合裏只明達勤恪，懷柔有道。 Helizhi was clear-minded, diligent, and skilled in winning people through kindness.

置諸賓館及西邊營田，皆自合裏只發之。 The guesthouses and western frontier garrison farms were all established on his initiative.

牛、杜、頗的、合裏只輩銜命出使，幸不辱命。 Niu, Du, Pode, Helizhi, and men of their stamp went abroad on imperial commission and, fortunately, did not disgrace their missions.