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Yelü Xiezhen

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Native name
  
韩隱 斜軫

Occupation
  
General, politician

Citizenship
  
Chinese


Ethnicity
  
Chinese

Died
  
999

Name
  
Yelu Xiezhen

Hanyin Xiezhen (韩隱•斜軫) of the Yelü clan (died 999) was a Khitan general and politician in ancient China's Liao Dynasty.

In 969 Yelü Xiezhen became an important general under Emperor Jingzong of Liao. Along with Yelü Xiuge and Yelü Sha, he fought the Song forces many times. In 986 he captured Song general Yang Ye with the help of Yelü Xidi.

References

Yelü Xiezhen Wikipedia