Five Dynasties · General and Official

Yelu Xieniechi 耶律斜涅赤

Yēlǜ Xiénièchì

Born c. AD 857; died AD 926 to AD 938

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yelu Xieniechi was a general and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Duowan	鐸碗	Duówǎn

Life and dates

Death

AD 926 to AD 938 天顯中
Age 70
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 102

Age

70
Reckoning Sui · At death
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 102

Attested activity

AD 916 to AD 938 太祖至天顯中
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 73, passage 94

Family

Descendant of Sheluguzhi (舍利古直)
clan ancestor 族
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 94
Kin of Pide (頗德)
nephew 侄
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 103
Kin of Laogu (老古)
nephew 侄
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 103

Career and standing

yilijin of the Northern Yuan 北院夷離堇
AD 922 天贊初 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 97
director of Inner Guard Corps 掌腹心部
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 96

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 94
At Six Yuan tribes 六院部 · Relation Clan of
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 94

Events and relationships

Besieged
Military · Commander · At Hohan city 忽汗城 · With Da Yinzhuan (大諲譔)
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 99

Source notes

From Duowan 鐸碗 · To Sala 撒剌 · Reason Liao word for wine jar; granted wine when ill
Directly stated · History of Liao 73, passage 95

References in the histories

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History

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History of Liao, Chapter 73Volume 73 Biographies 3: Yelu Helu, Xiao Dilu, Yelu Xieniechi, Yelu Yuwen, Yelu Haili · 9 passages

耶律曷魯蕭敵魯耶律斜涅赤耶律欲穩耶律海里 Yelu Helu, Xiao Dilu, Yelu Xieniechi, Yelu Yuwen, and Yelu Haili

耶律斜涅赤 Yelu Xieniechi

耶律斜涅赤，字撒剌，六院部舍利古直之族。 Yelu Xieniechi, whose style was Sala, came from the clan of Sheluguzhi in the Six Yuan tribes.

始字鐸碗，早隸太祖幕下，嘗有疾，賜樽酒飲而愈，遼言酒樽曰「撒剌」，故詔易字焉。 His original style was Duowan. Early on he entered Taizu's service. Once when he fell ill, he was granted a jar of wine to drink and recovered. In the Liao language a wine jar is called "sala," and therefore an edict changed his style name.

太祖即位，掌腹心部。 When Taizu took the throne, Xieniechi directed the Inner Guard Corps.

天贊初，分叠剌部為北、南院，斜涅赤為北院夷離堇。 At the beginning of Tianzan, the Yila tribe was divided into Northern and Southern Yuan, and Xieniechi became yilijin of the Northern Yuan.

帝西徵至流沙，威聲大振，諸夷潰散，乃命斜涅赤撫集之。 The emperor campaigned west as far as the drifting sands. His martial renown shook all sides and the various tribes scattered in rout, whereupon he ordered Xieniechi to pacify and gather them.

及討渤海，破扶餘城，斜涅赤從太子大元帥率眾夜圍忽汗城，大諲譔降。 When Bohai was attacked and Fuyu city taken, Xieniechi followed the crown prince, grand marshal, in leading the host to besiege Hohan city by night, and Dayinzan submitted.

詰旦，斜涅赤感勵士伍，鼓噪登陴，敵震懾，莫敢禦，遂破之。 At dawn the next day, Xieniechi roused and encouraged the soldiers, beating drums and shouting as they scaled the battlements. The enemy was awed and dared not resist, and the city fell.