Yelü Chucai

Khitan astronomer, adviser to Genghis Khan ; chancellor to Ögedei Khan (1189-1243)
Person Human Q117449

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
August 3, 1189, July 24, 1190[8]
Date of death
June 2, 1243, June 20, 1244[9]
Place of birth
Zhongdu
Place of death
Karakorum
Country of citizenship
Jin dynasty, Mongol Empire[14][15]
Ethnic group
Khitan people[16]
Occupation
writer, poet, politician
Notable work
Xiyou lu[17]
Child
Yelü Zhu, Yelv Xuan[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Khitan, Jurchen, Middle Chinese[25][26][27]
Ancestral home
Yi Zhou[19]
Art name
湛然居士[30]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[32]
Courtesy name
晉卿[28]
Family name
Yelü[20]
Given name
Chǔcái[21]
Has works in the collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art[31]
Posthumous name
文正[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jinqing en Wenzheng en Yelü Chucai en Yelv Chucai en Zhanran jushi fa یلو چوتسای id Yelu Chucai ja ウト・サカル ja ウルツ・サハリ ja 晋卿 ja 湛然居士 ja 耶律楚材 ko 야율초재 pt Ielu Chucai ru Елюй Чуцай uk Єлюй Чуцай vi Da Luật Sở Tài zh-hant 文正 zh-hant 晉卿 zh-hant 湛然居士
🔖 Identifiers · 33
VIAF cluster ID
62919545, 311175163
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83064977
GND ID
141225181
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
耶律楚材.JPG ↗
CBDB ID
0029279
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01223861
CiNii Research ID
1140282266671788288
Ctext data entity ID
864942
Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID
A011163
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
29NFbo, 23ivw8, 1OS0xI
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
528k (88k–528k, n=3)
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Yelu-Chucai
FAST ID
112605
Freebase ID
/m/0dcj_s
Geni profile ID
6000000074792166846
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1977461
IdRef ID
136919324
J9U entity ID
987007420203505171
Libraries Australia ID
36731177
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06025853
NDL Authority ID
00344553
NLA Trove people ID
1439019
NLC authorities
000100059
NUKAT ID
n2010165145
National Library of Israel ID (old)
005051013
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
240105702, 186103522
Open Library ID
OL1581817A
SBN author ID
RMSV977355
Shanghai Library person ID
oqt1ns4ug17fykq3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhxg9Ft66my7q8CG9HBfq

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Occupation 3
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Ethnic group 1
Family name 1
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Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Yelü Chucai was born on August 3, 1189[1], in Zhongdu[2]. He died on June 2, 1243[3], in Karakorum[4]. He worked as a writer[5], poet[6], and politician[7].

FAQs

Where was Yelü Chucai born?

Yelü Chucai's place of birth was Zhongdu[2].

Where did Yelü Chucai die?

Yelü Chucai passed away in Karakorum[4].

Who were Yelü Chucai's parents?

Yelü Chucai's father was Yelv Lv[10]. Yelü Chucai's mother was Yang Shi[11].

What did Yelü Chucai do for work?

Yelü Chucai worked as a writer[5], poet[6], and politician[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . China Biographical Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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