Overview
Yelü Tanggu was an official and Military Officer.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Diyi | 敵隱 |
Life and dates
Death
- Died · Age Value: 78 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 45
Age
- 78Reckoning Sui · Relation At deathDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 45
Attested activity
- AD 1006 統和二十四年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 91, passage 28
- AD 1055 to AD 1069 凡十四稔Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 59, passages 52, 55
- AD 1055 to AD 1064 道宗初年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 59, passages 52-53
- AD 916 to AD 1125 遼Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 66, passage 130
- AD 1035 重熙四年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 91, passage 39
- AD 1032 to AD 1055 重熙間Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 91, passage 36
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Jundeshi (勻德實)descended from 係出Strongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passage 230
- Child of Wuzhi (屋質)father 父Directly stated · History of Liao 91, passages 26, 44
- Child of Mother of Yelu Tanggu (耶律唐古之母)mother 母Strongly inferred · History of Liao 91, passage 26
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- Khitan 契丹Strongly inferred · History of Liao 59, passage 53
Career and standing
- Military Commissioner of the Weiyan Tangut tribes 隗衍党項部節度使AD 1032 to AD 1055 重熙間 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 36
- Details Steady of the Tanggu tribe 唐古部詳穩AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 28
- Junior General 小將軍Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 統和二十四年 · Reign Id: liao-tonghe · Regnal Year: 24 · Western Year: AD 1006Directly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 28
- Prefect of Haozhou 豪州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 28
- Tangut military commissioner 党項節度使HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 66, passage 130
- Southwest Circuit Inspector 西南面巡檢TransferredDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 28
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- EnteredAD 1035 重熙四年 · RetiredDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 43
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation Belonged toStrongly inferred · History of Liao 66, passage 130
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 53; History of Liao 91, passage 26
- At Luju River 臚朐河 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 54
- At Zhenzhou 鎮州 · Relation Transferred toDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 55
Learning and skills
- Skill literary composition 屬文 · Level skilledDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 27
Works and attributed material
- Since Kedun City was built, western tribes repeatedly troubled the border; better to hold former borders and reduce garrison duty.Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passages 39-41
- If the garrisons are too far away, when sudden alarm arises relief cannot arrive in time — this is no sound policy.Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 32
Events and relationships
- Asked that father Wuzhi's merits be carved on stoneDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 44
- Established regulations forbidding sale of horses to Song and Xia bordersLegal · OfficialDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passages 29-30
- Farmed and stockpiled grain over fourteen harvestsAgricultural · Commander · At Zhenzhou 鎮州 · Outcome Accumulated several hundred thousand huDirectly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 55
- Moved garrison to Zhenzhou; over fourteen harvests accumulated hundreds of thousands of hu; rice cheapMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 35
- Opposed expanding southwestern frontier west of Black Mountain; court acceptedMilitary · AdvisorDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passages 32-33
- Presented Wuzhi's methods for pacifying people and controlling banditsDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 28
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- Supervised farming for western armyAgricultural · Supervisor · At Luju River 臚朐河Directly stated · History of Liao 59, passages 53-54
- Urged farming beside Lujiong River to supply western army; great harvestMilitary · SupervisorDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 34
- Relation Official under · Person Emperor Daozong of Liao (遼道宗)Directly stated · History of Liao 59, passage 53
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment administered northwestern frontier; promoted farming; enemy dared not attack · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 101
- Assessment upright and cautious · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 27
Source notes
- born a son of a concubine (庶子) of WuzhiPerson Wuzhi (屋質)Directly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 26
References in the histories
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