Yelü Yanchege, King of Qi (Chinese: 耶律罨撒葛; 935–972) was a prince of the Liao dynasty. He was the second son of Emperor Taizong of Liao and the second younger brother of Emperor Muzong. He was honoured as Crown Prince Qinjing (欽靖皇太叔). After his nephew Emperor Jingzong succeeded to the throne, he was promoted to the King of Qi, and his consort Xiao Hunian became the Queen of Qi.[1] In 972, he died and Xiao Hunian received the title of Consort Dowager.[2][3] After he died, his consort took over as head of his army and became the commander in chief of an expeditionary force against border tribes in the west in 994 and led her troops in a campaign against the Western Xia, where she was credited with the establishment of the northwestern city of Kodun.[4]

Yelü Yanchege
King of Qi
Born935
Died972
SpouseXiao Hunian
Regnal name
Qiwang
FatherEmperor Taizong
MotherEmpress Xiao Wen
edit

References

edit
  1. ^ 辽朝史稿 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. 2012-08-01. ISBN 978-7-5421-1856-1.
  2. ^ 契丹简史 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. 2016-08-01. ISBN 978-7-5139-1116-0.
  3. ^ 登州沙门岛 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. 2019-08-01. ISBN 978-7-5162-2046-7.
  4. ^ Johnson, Linda Cooke (2011). Women of the Conquest Dynasties: Gender and Identity in Liao and Jin China. University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3404-3. OCLC 650960025. OL 24809074M.