Overview
Yelü Sha was a Southern Court chancellor.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Anyin | 安隱 | Ānyǐn |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 988 統和六年Directly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 21
- AD 988 統和六年五月癸亥Directly stated · History of Liao 12, passage 30
Attested activity
- AD 979 乾亨元年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 9, passage 38
- AD 979 乾亨元年冬Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 83, passage 13
- AD 988 統和六年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 84, passage 21
- AD 988 統和六年五月癸亥Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 12, passage 30
- AD 979 乾亨初Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 84, passage 8
- AD 979 是年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 84, passage 18
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- AD 951 to AD 969 應歷間Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 84, passage 5
- AD 977 九年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 9, passage 4
- AD 976 保寧八年Directly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 132
- AD 969 to AD 979 保寧間Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 84, passage 7
- AD 979 滿城之役Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 74, passage 123
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Deli (德裏)son 子Directly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 11
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 84 Volume 84 Biographies 14: Yelu Sha, Yelu Mozhi, Xiao Gan, Yelu Shanbu, Yelu Haili 13 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 83 Volume 83 Biographies 13: Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Xiezhen, Yelu Xidi, Yelu Xuegu 2 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 74 Volume 74 Biographies 4: Yelu Dila, Xiao Hendu, Kang Moji, Han Yanhui, Han Zhigu 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 9 Volume 9 Annals 9: Jingzong 2 11 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 8 Volume 8 Annals 8: Jingzong 1 1 passage
Origins and identity
- ancestors served as ministers to the Yaolian clan 其先嘗相遙輦氏Directly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 4
Career and standing
- army supervisor 監軍AD 979 乾亨元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 9, passage 67
- commander-in-chief 都統AD 979 乾亨元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 9, passage 38
- Chancellor of the Southern Office 南府宰相AD 951 to AD 969 應歷間 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 5
- Acting Grand Guardian 守太保AD 969 to AD 979 保寧間 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 7
- overall charge of southern frontier affairs 總領南面邊事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 6
- Southern Chancellery chancellor 南府宰相HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 12, passage 30
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- Southern Court chancellor 南府宰相HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 132; History of Liao 9, passages 38, 67
- Blamed then pardonedAD 979 乾亨元年 · Censured · Reason White Horse defeat offset by driving off Song emperorDirectly stated · History of Liao 9, passage 62
- ReleasedAD 979 乾亨初 · PardonedDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 17
- SparedAD 979 是年 · Threatened executionDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 18
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · History of Liao 8, passage 132
- Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Events and relationships
- Banqueted and rewardedAD 979 乾亨元年 · Court · HonoreeDirectly stated · History of Liao 9, passage 66
- DefeatedDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 20
- Fought atAD 979 乾亨元年 · Military · Commander · At Gaoliang River 高梁河 · Outcome Brief retreat then victoryDirectly stated · History of Liao 9, passages 55-56
- Fought atAD 979 乾亨元年 · Military · Commander · At White Horse Ridge 白馬嶺 · Outcome DefeatDirectly stated · History of Liao 9, passage 44
- FoughtAD 979 乾亨初 · Military · Commander · At White Horse Ridge 白馬嶺 · Outcome DefeatDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passages 8-10
- FoughtAD 979 乾亨初 · Military · Commander · At Gaoliang River 高梁河 · Outcome Victory with alliesDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passages 14-15
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- Presented captivesAD 979 乾亨元年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Liao 9, passages 59, 61
- Presented Song captivesDated from the passage context · History of Liao 9, passage 4
- RelievedAD 969 to AD 979 保寧間 · Military · Commander · At Hedong 河東Directly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 7
- Sent to relieve HanAD 976 保寧八年九月 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 132
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment honored for advanced age · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Wise Empress Dowager (睿智皇后)Directly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 19
- Assessment lost then recovered merit with Xiuge and Xiezhen · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 72
- Item folding stool and staff 几杖 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Liao 84, passage 19
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 8, passage 132
References in the histories
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