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[ "Theophrastus", "student", "Menander" ]
After receiving instruction in philosophy on Lesbos from one Alcippus, he moved to Athens, where he may have studied under Plato. He became friends with Aristotle, and when Plato died (348/7 BC) Theophrastus may have joined Aristotle in his self-imposed exile from Athens. When Aristotle moved to Mytilene on Lesbos in 3...
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[ "Theophrastus", "student of", "Aristotle" ]
After receiving instruction in philosophy on Lesbos from one Alcippus, he moved to Athens, where he may have studied under Plato. He became friends with Aristotle, and when Plato died (348/7 BC) Theophrastus may have joined Aristotle in his self-imposed exile from Athens. When Aristotle moved to Mytilene on Lesbos in 3...
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[ "Theophrastus", "student", "Strato of Lampsacus" ]
Theophrastus (; Ancient Greek: Θεόφραστος, romanized: Theóphrastos, lit. 'godly phrased'; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos. His given name was Τύρταμος (Túrtamos); his nickname Θεόφραστος (Theóphrastos) was given by...
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[ "Theophrastus", "notable work", "De causis plantarum" ]
Theophrastus (; Ancient Greek: Θεόφραστος, romanized: Theóphrastos, lit. 'godly phrased'; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos. His given name was Τύρταμος (Túrtamos); his nickname Θεόφραστος (Theóphrastos) was given by...
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[ "Theophrastus", "notable work", "Historia Plantarum" ]
Theophrastus (; Ancient Greek: Θεόφραστος, romanized: Theóphrastos, lit. 'godly phrased'; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos. His given name was Τύρταμος (Túrtamos); his nickname Θεόφραστος (Theóphrastos) was given by...
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[ "Eudoxus of Cnidus", "student of", "Plato" ]
Life Eudoxus was born and died in Cnidus (also spelled Knidos), which was a city on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. The years of Eudoxus' birth and death are not fully known but the range may have been c. 408 – c. 355 BC, or c. 390 – c. 337 BC. His name Eudoxus means "honored" or "of good repute" (εὔδοξος, from eu...
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[ "Eudoxus of Cnidus", "field of work", "astronomy" ]
Life Eudoxus was born and died in Cnidus (also spelled Knidos), which was a city on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. The years of Eudoxus' birth and death are not fully known but the range may have been c. 408 – c. 355 BC, or c. 390 – c. 337 BC. His name Eudoxus means "honored" or "of good repute" (εὔδοξος, from eu...
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[ "Eudoxus of Cnidus", "languages spoken, written or signed", "Ancient Greek" ]
Eudoxus of Cnidus (; Ancient Greek: Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος, Eúdoxos ho Knídios; c. 408 – c. 355 BC) was an ancient Greek astronomer, mathematician, scholar, and student of Archytas and Plato. All of his original works are lost, though some fragments are preserved in Hipparchus' commentary on Aratus's poem on astronomy. Spha...
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[ "Eudoxus of Cnidus", "field of work", "mathematics" ]
Life Eudoxus was born and died in Cnidus (also spelled Knidos), which was a city on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. The years of Eudoxus' birth and death are not fully known but the range may have been c. 408 – c. 355 BC, or c. 390 – c. 337 BC. His name Eudoxus means "honored" or "of good repute" (εὔδοξος, from eu...
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[ "Eudoxus of Cnidus", "student of", "Archytas" ]
Life Eudoxus was born and died in Cnidus (also spelled Knidos), which was a city on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. The years of Eudoxus' birth and death are not fully known but the range may have been c. 408 – c. 355 BC, or c. 390 – c. 337 BC. His name Eudoxus means "honored" or "of good repute" (εὔδοξος, from eu...
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[ "Eudoxus of Cnidus", "time period", "Hellenistic period" ]
Life Eudoxus was born and died in Cnidus (also spelled Knidos), which was a city on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. The years of Eudoxus' birth and death are not fully known but the range may have been c. 408 – c. 355 BC, or c. 390 – c. 337 BC. His name Eudoxus means "honored" or "of good repute" (εὔδοξος, from eu...
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[ "Eudoxus of Cnidus", "given name", "Eudoxos" ]
Life Eudoxus was born and died in Cnidus (also spelled Knidos), which was a city on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. The years of Eudoxus' birth and death are not fully known but the range may have been c. 408 – c. 355 BC, or c. 390 – c. 337 BC. His name Eudoxus means "honored" or "of good repute" (εὔδοξος, from eu...
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[ "Eudoxus of Cnidus", "place of birth", "Knidos" ]
Eudoxus of Cnidus (; Ancient Greek: Εὔδοξος ὁ Κνίδιος, Eúdoxos ho Knídios; c. 408 – c. 355 BC) was an ancient Greek astronomer, mathematician, scholar, and student of Archytas and Plato. All of his original works are lost, though some fragments are preserved in Hipparchus' commentary on Aratus's poem on astronomy. Spha...
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[ "Eudoxus of Cnidus", "place of death", "Knidos" ]
Life Eudoxus was born and died in Cnidus (also spelled Knidos), which was a city on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. The years of Eudoxus' birth and death are not fully known but the range may have been c. 408 – c. 355 BC, or c. 390 – c. 337 BC. His name Eudoxus means "honored" or "of good repute" (εὔδοξος, from eu...
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[ "Xenocrates", "place of birth", "Chalcedon" ]
Xenocrates (; Greek: Ξενοκράτης; c. 396/5 – 314/3 BC) of Chalcedon was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339/8 to 314/3 BC. His teachings followed those of Plato, which he attempted to define more closely, often with mathematical elements. He distinguished three fo...
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[ "Xenocrates", "position held", "scholarch of the Platonic Academy" ]
Life Xenocrates was a native of Chalcedon. By the most probable calculation he was born 396/5 BC, and died 314/3 BC at the age of 82. His father was named Agathon (Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθωνος) or Agathanor (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθάνορος).Moving to Athens in early youth, he became the pupil of Aeschines Socraticus, but subseque...
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[ "Lastheneia of Mantinea", "student of", "Plato" ]
Lastheneia (or Lasthenia) of Mantinea (Greek: Λασθένεια Μαντινική) was one of Plato's female students. She was born in Mantinea, an ancient city in Arcadia, in the Peloponnese. She studied in the Academy of Plato dressed as a man. After the death of Plato she continued her studies with Speusippus, Plato's nephew. She i...
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[ "Lastheneia of Mantinea", "student of", "Speusippus" ]
Lastheneia (or Lasthenia) of Mantinea (Greek: Λασθένεια Μαντινική) was one of Plato's female students. She was born in Mantinea, an ancient city in Arcadia, in the Peloponnese. She studied in the Academy of Plato dressed as a man. After the death of Plato she continued her studies with Speusippus, Plato's nephew. She i...
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[ "Speusippus", "country of citizenship", "Classical Athens" ]
Life Speusippus was a native of Athens, and the son of Eurymedon and Potone, a sister of Plato, he belonged to the deme of Myrrhinus. The pseudonymous Thirteenth Letter of Plato claims that Speusippus married his niece (his mother's granddaughter). We hear nothing of his life until the time when he accompanied his uncl...
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[ "Speusippus", "position held", "scholarch of the Platonic Academy" ]
Speusippus (; Greek: Σπεύσιππος; c. 408 – 339/8 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Speusippus was Plato's nephew by his sister Potone. After Plato's death, c. 348 BC, Speusippus inherited the Academy, near age 60, and remained its head for the next eight years. However, following a stroke, he passed the chair to Xe...
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[ "Chaeron of Pellene", "student of", "Plato" ]
Chaeron (Ancient Greek: Χαίρων) was a wrestler and tyrant from Pellene, ancient Achaea. Chaeron won at the Isthmian Games, possibly twice, and four times at the Ancient Olympic Games, between 356 BC and 344 BC. Alexander the Great made him tyrant of Pellene. It is said that the people of Pellene refused to even mention...
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[ "Chaeron of Pellene", "sport", "amateur wrestling" ]
Chaeron (Ancient Greek: Χαίρων) was a wrestler and tyrant from Pellene, ancient Achaea. Chaeron won at the Isthmian Games, possibly twice, and four times at the Ancient Olympic Games, between 356 BC and 344 BC. Alexander the Great made him tyrant of Pellene. It is said that the people of Pellene refused to even mention...
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[ "Philip of Opus", "student of", "Plato" ]
Philip (or Philippus) of Opus (Greek: Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος), was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He was a member of Plato’s Academy and after the master's death, edited his last work, Laws. He is generally considered the author of the Platonic Epinomis (On the Laws), a follow-on conversation among the sam...
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[ "Philip of Opus", "occupation", "astronomer" ]
Philip (or Philippus) of Opus (Greek: Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος), was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He was a member of Plato’s Academy and after the master's death, edited his last work, Laws. He is generally considered the author of the Platonic Epinomis (On the Laws), a follow-on conversation among the sam...
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[ "Philip of Opus", "occupation", "philosopher" ]
Philip (or Philippus) of Opus (Greek: Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος), was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He was a member of Plato’s Academy and after the master's death, edited his last work, Laws. He is generally considered the author of the Platonic Epinomis (On the Laws), a follow-on conversation among the sam...
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[ "Philip of Opus", "occupation", "mathematician" ]
Philip (or Philippus) of Opus (Greek: Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος), was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He was a member of Plato’s Academy and after the master's death, edited his last work, Laws. He is generally considered the author of the Platonic Epinomis (On the Laws), a follow-on conversation among the sam...
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[ "Philip of Opus", "sex or gender", "male" ]
Philip (or Philippus) of Opus (Greek: Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος), was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He was a member of Plato’s Academy and after the master's death, edited his last work, Laws. He is generally considered the author of the Platonic Epinomis (On the Laws), a follow-on conversation among the sam...
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[ "Philip of Opus", "given name", "Philippos" ]
Philip (or Philippus) of Opus (Greek: Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος), was a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician. He was a member of Plato’s Academy and after the master's death, edited his last work, Laws. He is generally considered the author of the Platonic Epinomis (On the Laws), a follow-on conversation among the sam...
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[ "Clearchus of Heraclea", "student of", "Plato" ]
Clearchus (Greek: Kλέαρχoς, Klearkhos; c. 401 BC – 353 BC; also spelled Cleärchus or Cleärch) was a citizen of Heraclea on the Euxine (Black Sea) who was recalled from exile by the oligarchy of that city to aid them in quelling the growing discontent and demands of the people. According to Justin, Clearchus reached an...
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[ "Clearchus of Heraclea", "manner of death", "homicide" ]
Clearchus (Greek: Kλέαρχoς, Klearkhos; c. 401 BC – 353 BC; also spelled Cleärchus or Cleärch) was a citizen of Heraclea on the Euxine (Black Sea) who was recalled from exile by the oligarchy of that city to aid them in quelling the growing discontent and demands of the people. According to Justin, Clearchus reached an...
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[ "Theodectes", "instance of", "human" ]
Theodectes (Greek: Θεοδέκτης; c. 380 – c. 340 BC) was a Greek rhetorician and tragic poet, of Phaselis in Lycia.Life He lived in the period which followed the Peloponnesian War. Along with the continual decay of political and religious life, tragedy sank more and more into mere rhetorical display. The school of Isocrat...
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[ "Theodectes", "writing language", "Ancient Greek" ]
Theodectes (Greek: Θεοδέκτης; c. 380 – c. 340 BC) was a Greek rhetorician and tragic poet, of Phaselis in Lycia.Life He lived in the period which followed the Peloponnesian War. Along with the continual decay of political and religious life, tragedy sank more and more into mere rhetorical display. The school of Isocrat...
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[ "Theodectes", "place of birth", "Lycia" ]
Theodectes (Greek: Θεοδέκτης; c. 380 – c. 340 BC) was a Greek rhetorician and tragic poet, of Phaselis in Lycia.
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[ "Theodectes", "occupation", "poet" ]
Theodectes (Greek: Θεοδέκτης; c. 380 – c. 340 BC) was a Greek rhetorician and tragic poet, of Phaselis in Lycia.Life He lived in the period which followed the Peloponnesian War. Along with the continual decay of political and religious life, tragedy sank more and more into mere rhetorical display. The school of Isocrat...
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[ "Theodectes", "place of birth", "Phaselis" ]
Theodectes (Greek: Θεοδέκτης; c. 380 – c. 340 BC) was a Greek rhetorician and tragic poet, of Phaselis in Lycia.
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[ "Theodectes", "occupation", "orator" ]
Theodectes (Greek: Θεοδέκτης; c. 380 – c. 340 BC) was a Greek rhetorician and tragic poet, of Phaselis in Lycia.
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[ "Theodectes", "occupation", "tragedy writer" ]
Theodectes (Greek: Θεοδέκτης; c. 380 – c. 340 BC) was a Greek rhetorician and tragic poet, of Phaselis in Lycia.Life He lived in the period which followed the Peloponnesian War. Along with the continual decay of political and religious life, tragedy sank more and more into mere rhetorical display. The school of Isocrat...
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[ "Hestiaeus of Perinthus", "student of", "Plato" ]
Hestiaeus of Perinthus (Greek: Ἑστιαῖος Περίνθιος) was one of Plato's students.
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[ "Python of Aenus", "student of", "Plato" ]
Python of Aenus (; Greek: Πύθων Αἴνιος; fl. 4th-century BCE) was a Greek philosopher and a former student of Plato. Around 360 BC, he and his brother Heraclides assassinated Cotys I, the ruler of Thrace.Based on Demosthenes's Against Aristocrates, Python of Aenus was identified as Python of Byzantium, a Greek statesman...
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[ "Python of Aenus", "instance of", "human" ]
Python of Aenus (; Greek: Πύθων Αἴνιος; fl. 4th-century BCE) was a Greek philosopher and a former student of Plato. Around 360 BC, he and his brother Heraclides assassinated Cotys I, the ruler of Thrace.Based on Demosthenes's Against Aristocrates, Python of Aenus was identified as Python of Byzantium, a Greek statesman...
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[ "Python of Aenus", "time period", "Hellenistic period" ]
Python of Aenus (; Greek: Πύθων Αἴνιος; fl. 4th-century BCE) was a Greek philosopher and a former student of Plato. Around 360 BC, he and his brother Heraclides assassinated Cotys I, the ruler of Thrace.Based on Demosthenes's Against Aristocrates, Python of Aenus was identified as Python of Byzantium, a Greek statesman...
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[ "Python of Aenus", "occupation", "philosopher" ]
Python of Aenus (; Greek: Πύθων Αἴνιος; fl. 4th-century BCE) was a Greek philosopher and a former student of Plato. Around 360 BC, he and his brother Heraclides assassinated Cotys I, the ruler of Thrace.Based on Demosthenes's Against Aristocrates, Python of Aenus was identified as Python of Byzantium, a Greek statesman...
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[ "Aristoxenus", "instance of", "human" ]
Aristoxenus of Tarentum (Greek: Ἀριστόξενος ὁ Ταραντῖνος; born c. 375, fl. 335 BC) was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher, and a pupil of Aristotle. Most of his writings, which dealt with philosophy, ethics and music, have been lost, but one musical treatise, Elements of Harmony (Greek: Ἁρμονικὰ στοιχεῖα; Latin: Elementa ...
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[ "Aristoxenus", "place of birth", "Taranto" ]
Aristoxenus of Tarentum (Greek: Ἀριστόξενος ὁ Ταραντῖνος; born c. 375, fl. 335 BC) was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher, and a pupil of Aristotle. Most of his writings, which dealt with philosophy, ethics and music, have been lost, but one musical treatise, Elements of Harmony (Greek: Ἁρμονικὰ στοιχεῖα; Latin: Elementa ...
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[ "Aristoxenus", "father", "Spintharus" ]
Life Aristoxenus was born at Tarentum (in modern-day Apulia, southern Italy), and was the son of a learned musician named Spintharus (otherwise Mnesias). He learned music from his father, and having then been instructed by Lamprus of Erythrae and Xenophilus the Pythagorean, he finally became a pupil of Aristotle, whom ...
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[ "Aristoxenus", "student of", "Aristotle" ]
Aristoxenus of Tarentum (Greek: Ἀριστόξενος ὁ Ταραντῖνος; born c. 375, fl. 335 BC) was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher, and a pupil of Aristotle. Most of his writings, which dealt with philosophy, ethics and music, have been lost, but one musical treatise, Elements of Harmony (Greek: Ἁρμονικὰ στοιχεῖα; Latin: Elementa ...
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[ "Aristoxenus", "student of", "Xenophilus" ]
Life Aristoxenus was born at Tarentum (in modern-day Apulia, southern Italy), and was the son of a learned musician named Spintharus (otherwise Mnesias). He learned music from his father, and having then been instructed by Lamprus of Erythrae and Xenophilus the Pythagorean, he finally became a pupil of Aristotle, whom ...
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[ "Aristoxenus", "occupation", "philosopher" ]
Aristoxenus of Tarentum (Greek: Ἀριστόξενος ὁ Ταραντῖνος; born c. 375, fl. 335 BC) was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher, and a pupil of Aristotle. Most of his writings, which dealt with philosophy, ethics and music, have been lost, but one musical treatise, Elements of Harmony (Greek: Ἁρμονικὰ στοιχεῖα; Latin: Elementa ...
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[ "Aristoxenus", "occupation", "music theorist" ]
Aristoxenus of Tarentum (Greek: Ἀριστόξενος ὁ Ταραντῖνος; born c. 375, fl. 335 BC) was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher, and a pupil of Aristotle. Most of his writings, which dealt with philosophy, ethics and music, have been lost, but one musical treatise, Elements of Harmony (Greek: Ἁρμονικὰ στοιχεῖα; Latin: Elementa ...
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[ "Dicaearchus", "time period", "Hellenistic period" ]
Life He was the son of one Pheidias, and born at Messana in Sicily, though he passed part of his life in Greece, and especially in Athens and the Peloponnesus. He also travelled to make his measurements of mountains. He was a disciple of Aristotle and a friend of Aristoxenus (a letter written to him is attested in Cice...
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[ "Dicaearchus", "occupation", "geographer" ]
Life He was the son of one Pheidias, and born at Messana in Sicily, though he passed part of his life in Greece, and especially in Athens and the Peloponnesus. He also travelled to make his measurements of mountains. He was a disciple of Aristotle and a friend of Aristoxenus (a letter written to him is attested in Cice...
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[ "Abaoji", "instance of", "human" ]
Legacy Abaoji's ongoing success was due to his ability to introduce innovations to Khitan society. Arguably the most important was the introduction of a dual administrative system in which nomadic steppe peoples would be governed by steppe traditions while sedentary populations in conquered Balhae and north China would...
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[ "Abaoji", "child", "Emperor Taizong of Liao" ]
Empress Chunqin, of the Xiao clan (淳欽皇后 蕭氏, 19 October 879 – 1 August 953), personal name Shulü Ping (述律平) Yelü Zhigu (耶律質古; d. 911), 1st daughter Married Xiao Shilu (蕭室魯), half-brother of Shülu Ping Yelü Bei, Emperor Yizong (遼義宗 耶律倍, 889 – 7 Januaru 937), 1st son Yelü Deguang, Emperor Taizong (遼太宗 耶律德光, 25 November 90...
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[ "Abaoji", "spouse", "Shulü Ping" ]
Succession Though Yelü Bei was designated heir apparent in 916, the empress dowager Shulü Ping did not consider him to be worthy and managed to have her second son Deguang succeed to the throne. Deguang became known to history as Emperor Taizong and he reigned from 926 to 947.
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[ "Abaoji", "family name", "Yelü" ]
Abaoji (872–6 September 926), posthumously known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Liao, was a Khitan leader and the founding emperor of the Liao dynasty of China, ruling from 916 to 926. He had a sinicised name, Yelü Yi; some sources suggest that Abaoji's family name, Yelü, was adopted during his lifetime, al...
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[ "Abaoji", "mother", "Empress Dowager Yaonian Yanmujin" ]
Legends surrounding Abaoji's birth Later generations of Chinese historians record a variety of legends that surrounded the birth of Abaoji. According to the legends, his mother Xiao Yanmujin dreamt that the sun fell from the sky and into her bosom, from which her pregnancy followed. When she gave birth, the room was sa...
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[ "Abaoji", "child", "Yelü Lihu" ]
Empress Chunqin, of the Xiao clan (淳欽皇后 蕭氏, 19 October 879 – 1 August 953), personal name Shulü Ping (述律平) Yelü Zhigu (耶律質古; d. 911), 1st daughter Married Xiao Shilu (蕭室魯), half-brother of Shülu Ping Yelü Bei, Emperor Yizong (遼義宗 耶律倍, 889 – 7 Januaru 937), 1st son Yelü Deguang, Emperor Taizong (遼太宗 耶律德光, 25 November 90...
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[ "Emperor Taizong of Liao", "instance of", "human" ]
Emperor Taizong of Liao (25 November 902 – 18 May 947), personal name Yaogu, sinicised name Yelü Deguang, courtesy name Dejin, was the second emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.Background Yelü Deguang was born in 902, before the founding of the Liao dynasty. His father was the Yelü clan chieftain Yelü Abao...
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[ "Emperor Taizong of Liao", "country of citizenship", "Liao dynasty" ]
Emperor Taizong of Liao (25 November 902 – 18 May 947), personal name Yaogu, sinicised name Yelü Deguang, courtesy name Dejin, was the second emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.Background Yelü Deguang was born in 902, before the founding of the Liao dynasty. His father was the Yelü clan chieftain Yelü Abao...
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[ "Emperor Taizong of Liao", "father", "Emperor Taizu of Liao" ]
Emperor Taizong of Liao (25 November 902 – 18 May 947), personal name Yaogu, sinicised name Yelü Deguang, courtesy name Dejin, was the second emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.Background Yelü Deguang was born in 902, before the founding of the Liao dynasty. His father was the Yelü clan chieftain Yelü Abao...
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[ "Emperor Taizong of Liao", "family name", "Yelü" ]
Emperor Taizong of Liao (25 November 902 – 18 May 947), personal name Yaogu, sinicised name Yelü Deguang, courtesy name Dejin, was the second emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.Background Yelü Deguang was born in 902, before the founding of the Liao dynasty. His father was the Yelü clan chieftain Yelü Abao...
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[ "Emperor Taizong of Liao", "child", "Yelu Tiande" ]
Empress Jing'an, of the Xiao clan (靖安皇后 蕭氏, d. 18 February 953), personal name Wen (溫), Taizong's first cousin Yelü Jing, Emperor Muzong (遼穆宗 耶律璟; 19 September 931 – 12 March 969), 1st son Yelü Yanchege, Imperial Uncle Qinjing (欽靖皇太叔 耶律罨撒葛, 935 – 969), 2nd son Palace lady, of the Xiao clan (宮人 蕭氏) Yelü Tiande (耶律天德, d....
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[ "Emperor Taizong of Liao", "child", "Yelu Dilie" ]
Empress Jing'an, of the Xiao clan (靖安皇后 蕭氏, d. 18 February 953), personal name Wen (溫), Taizong's first cousin Yelü Jing, Emperor Muzong (遼穆宗 耶律璟; 19 September 931 – 12 March 969), 1st son Yelü Yanchege, Imperial Uncle Qinjing (欽靖皇太叔 耶律罨撒葛, 935 – 969), 2nd son Palace lady, of the Xiao clan (宮人 蕭氏) Yelü Tiande (耶律天德, d....
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[ "Emperor Shizong of Liao", "country of citizenship", "Liao dynasty" ]
Emperor Shizong of Liao (29 January 919 – 7 October 951), personal name Wuyu, sinicised name Yelü Ruan, was the third emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He was the son of Yelü Bei, the eldest son of Abaoji (Emperor Taizu), the founder of the Liao dynasty. He ascended to the imperial throne in 947 after th...
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[ "Emperor Shizong of Liao", "father", "Yelü Bei" ]
Emperor Shizong of Liao (29 January 919 – 7 October 951), personal name Wuyu, sinicised name Yelü Ruan, was the third emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He was the son of Yelü Bei, the eldest son of Abaoji (Emperor Taizu), the founder of the Liao dynasty. He ascended to the imperial throne in 947 after th...
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[ "Emperor Shizong of Liao", "family name", "Yelü" ]
Emperor Shizong of Liao (29 January 919 – 7 October 951), personal name Wuyu, sinicised name Yelü Ruan, was the third emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He was the son of Yelü Bei, the eldest son of Abaoji (Emperor Taizu), the founder of the Liao dynasty. He ascended to the imperial throne in 947 after th...
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[ "Emperor Shizong of Liao", "spouse", "Empress Zhen" ]
Reign Emperor Shizong was known both for his generosity as well as for his martial prowess. This generosity was not extended to either his grandmother or his uncle (Yelü Lihu) both of whom were sent far from the capital by Emperor Shizong. Both died soon afterward, Yelü Lihu in rebellion and Empress Dowager Yingtian of...
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[ "Emperor Shizong of Liao", "mother", "Empress Dowager Xiao" ]
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[ "Emperor Shizong of Liao", "spouse", "Xiao Sagezhi" ]
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[ "Emperor Muzong of Liao", "country of citizenship", "Liao dynasty" ]
Emperor Muzong of Liao (19 September 931 – 12 March 969), personal name Yelü Jing, infant name Shulü, was the fourth emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He was the eldest son of the second Liao emperor, Emperor Taizong. He succeeded his cousin, Emperor Shizong, after the latter was murdered in 951.
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[ "Emperor Jingzong of Liao", "country of citizenship", "Liao dynasty" ]
Emperor Jingzong of Liao (1 September 948 – 13 October 982), personal name Yelü Xian, courtesy name Xianning, was the fifth emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He improved government efficiency and reduced corruption. He was known with going to war with the Northern Song dynasty. He died during a hunting t...
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[ "Emperor Jingzong of Liao", "family name", "Yelü" ]
Emperor Jingzong of Liao (1 September 948 – 13 October 982), personal name Yelü Xian, courtesy name Xianning, was the fifth emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He improved government efficiency and reduced corruption. He was known with going to war with the Northern Song dynasty. He died during a hunting t...
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[ "Emperor Jingzong of Liao", "child", "Emperor Shengzong of Liao" ]
Emperor Jingzong of Liao (1 September 948 – 13 October 982), personal name Yelü Xian, courtesy name Xianning, was the fifth emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He improved government efficiency and reduced corruption. He was known with going to war with the Northern Song dynasty. He died during a hunting t...
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[ "Emperor Jingzong of Liao", "spouse", "Xiao Chuo" ]
Life Yelü Xian succeeded Emperor Muzong in 969 after the latter was murdered by his servants during a hunting trip. He had support from both the Khitan and Han ruling elites. Yelü Xian, who would come to be known as Emperor Jingzong made several important contributions to the Liao dynasty. He employed ethnic Han offici...
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[ "Emperor Shengzong of Liao", "instance of", "human" ]
Emperor Shengzong of Liao (16 January 972 – 25 June 1031), personal name Wenshunu, sinicised name Yelü Longxu, was the sixth emperor of the Khitan-led Chinese Liao dynasty and its longest reigning monarch.
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[ "Emperor Shengzong of Liao", "father", "Emperor Jingzong of Liao" ]
Conflict with the Northern Song dynasty Emperor Shengzong succeeded his father, Emperor Jingzong, at the age of 12 in 982. As he was too young to rule at the time, his mother, Empress Dowager Xiao, became the regent. Emperor Taizong of the Northern Song dynasty sought to take advantage of the situation by launching an ...
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[ "Emperor Shengzong of Liao", "spouse", "Ma Shi" ]
Goryeo-Khitan Wars Family Consort and issue(s):
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[ "Emperor Shengzong of Liao", "country of citizenship", "Liao dynasty" ]
Emperor Shengzong of Liao (16 January 972 – 25 June 1031), personal name Wenshunu, sinicised name Yelü Longxu, was the sixth emperor of the Khitan-led Chinese Liao dynasty and its longest reigning monarch.Conflict with the Northern Song dynasty Emperor Shengzong succeeded his father, Emperor Jingzong, at the age of 12 ...
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[ "Emperor Shengzong of Liao", "family name", "Yelü" ]
Emperor Shengzong of Liao (16 January 972 – 25 June 1031), personal name Wenshunu, sinicised name Yelü Longxu, was the sixth emperor of the Khitan-led Chinese Liao dynasty and its longest reigning monarch.
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[ "Emperor Xingzong of Liao", "instance of", "human" ]
Emperor Xingzong of Liao (3 April 1016 – 28 August 1055), personal name Zhigu, sinicised name Yelü Zongzhen, was the seventh emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.
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[ "Emperor Xingzong of Liao", "family name", "Yelü" ]
Emperor Xingzong of Liao (3 April 1016 – 28 August 1055), personal name Zhigu, sinicised name Yelü Zongzhen, was the seventh emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.
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[ "Emperor Xingzong of Liao", "sex or gender", "male" ]
Emperor Xingzong of Liao (3 April 1016 – 28 August 1055), personal name Zhigu, sinicised name Yelü Zongzhen, was the seventh emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.
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[ "Emperor Xingzong of Liao", "spouse", "Xiao Shi" ]
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[ "Emperor Xingzong of Liao", "mother", "Xiaonoujin" ]
Life Yelü Zongzhen was the eldest son of Emperor Shengzong. He was born to a court lady named Xiao Noujin (蕭耨斤) but was raised by the Empress Xiao Pusage (蕭菩薩哥), the niece of Zongzhen's grandmother Xiao Yanyan. He was enfeoffed as a prince in 1021 at the age of six. When Emperor Shengzong died in 1031, Yelü Zongzhen su...
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[ "Emperor Xingzong of Liao", "country of citizenship", "Liao dynasty" ]
Emperor Xingzong of Liao (3 April 1016 – 28 August 1055), personal name Zhigu, sinicised name Yelü Zongzhen, was the seventh emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.
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[ "Emperor Daozong of Liao", "instance of", "human" ]
Emperor Daozong of Liao (14 September 1032 – 12 February 1101), personal name Chala, sinicised name Yelü Hongji, was the eighth emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.Life Emperor Daozong succeeded his father, Emperor Xingzong, in 1055. He was notable for reviving the official dynastic name "Great Liao" in 106...
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[ "Emperor Daozong of Liao", "country of citizenship", "Liao dynasty" ]
Emperor Daozong of Liao (14 September 1032 – 12 February 1101), personal name Chala, sinicised name Yelü Hongji, was the eighth emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.
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[ "Emperor Daozong of Liao", "family name", "Yelü" ]
Emperor Daozong of Liao (14 September 1032 – 12 February 1101), personal name Chala, sinicised name Yelü Hongji, was the eighth emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.
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[ "Emperor Daozong of Liao", "father", "Emperor Xingzong of Liao" ]
Life Emperor Daozong succeeded his father, Emperor Xingzong, in 1055. He was notable for reviving the official dynastic name "Great Liao" in 1066, a designation first given the empire by the Emperor Taizong in 947. Other noteworthy achievements made during his reign include the completion of a Liao edition of the Buddh...
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[ "Emperor Daozong of Liao", "spouse", "Xiao Tansi" ]
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[ "Emperor Daozong of Liao", "spouse", "Xiao Tansi" ]
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[ "Emperor Daozong of Liao", "spouse", "Xiao Guanyin" ]
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[ "Emperor Tianzuo of Liao", "instance of", "human" ]
Titles Prince of Liang (1081–1084) Prince of Yan (1084–1101) Emperor of Liao (1101–1125) Prince of Haibin (1125–?)
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[ "Emperor Tianzuo of Liao", "described by source", "History of Liao" ]
Titles Prince of Liang (1081–1084) Prince of Yan (1084–1101) Emperor of Liao (1101–1125) Prince of Haibin (1125–?)
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[ "Emperor Tianzuo of Liao", "family name", "Yelü" ]
Titles Prince of Liang (1081–1084) Prince of Yan (1084–1101) Emperor of Liao (1101–1125) Prince of Haibin (1125–?)
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[ "Emperor Tianzuo of Liao", "sex or gender", "male" ]
Titles Prince of Liang (1081–1084) Prince of Yan (1084–1101) Emperor of Liao (1101–1125) Prince of Haibin (1125–?)Family Consort and issue(s):
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[ "Emperor Tianzuo of Liao", "spouse", "Xiaoduolilan" ]
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[ "Emperor Tianzuo of Liao", "child", "Yelü Aoluwo" ]
Empress Xiao, of the Xiao clan (蕭皇后 蕭氏), personal name Duolilan (奪里懶) – No issue. Virtuous Consort, of the Xiao clan (德妃 蕭氏), personal name Shigu (師姑) Yelü Talu, the Prince of Yan (耶律撻魯 燕國王, d. 1104), 3rd son Consort Wen, of the Xiao clan (文妃 蕭氏, 1080 – 1121), personal name Sese (瑟瑟) Yelü Aoluwo, the Prince of Jin (耶律敖...
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[ "Emperor Tianzuo of Liao", "spouse", "Xiao Shigu" ]
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[ "Ali", "conflict", "Battle of Uhud" ]
Military career Ali accompanied Muhammad in all of his military expeditions except the Battle of Tabuk (630), during which he was left behind in charge of Medina. The Hadith of Position is linked with this occasion, "Are you not content, Ali, to stand to me as Aaron stood to Moses, except that there will be no prophet ...
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