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Yelü Diela

Inventor of the Khitan small script (c.925)
Person human Q5956233

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[6]
Date of death
926
Country of citizenship
Liao dynasty[5]
Occupation
politician
Father
Yelü Sala[3]
Mother
Empress Dowager Yaonian Yanmujin[4]
Sibling
Emperor Taizu of Liao, Yelü Lage, Yelü Yindidan, Yelü Anduan, Yelü Su[8][9][10][11][12]
Citizenship
Liao dynasty
Family name
Yelü[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Yelü Diela en Yelv Diela ja 耶律迭剌 ko 야율질라
🔖 Identifiers · 4
CBDB ID
0043484
Freebase ID
/m/099n_p
Geni.com profile ID
6000000074792262844
Shanghai Library person ID
d4t2rk3bu7fqmisa

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Country of citizenship 1
Liao dynasty
Family name 1
Yelü
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
politician
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Emperor Taizu of Liao
Siblings 1
Emperor Taizu of Liao
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Khitan small script
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Khitan small script
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Summary

Yelü Diela died in 926[1]. He worked as a politician[2].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Khitan small script[13], a writing system[14], founded in 0924[15].

FAQs

Who were Yelü Diela's parents?

Yelü Diela's father was Yelü Sala[3]. Yelü Diela's mother was Empress Dowager Yaonian Yanmujin[4].

What did Yelü Diela do for work?

Yelü Diela worked as politician[2].

What did Yelü Diela discover?

Yelü Diela is credited as discoverer of Khitan small script[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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