Episode 1655
Yelü Xidi
Sun, 2021-Nov-14 00:29 UTC
Length - 1:29
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The random article for Sunday, 14 November 2021 is Yelü Xidi.
Yelü Xidi (耶律奚低) or Yelü Xida (耶律希達) was a Khitan general in ancient China's Liao Dynasty, flourishing during Emperor Jingzong's reign.
In 986 he followed general Yelü Xiezhen to fight the forces from Song Dynasty led by general Yang Ye. Yang Ye was defeated at south of Shuozhou and hid in the forests. Yelü Xidi being a very good archer saw him and shot him down from the horse using an arrow. Yang Ye was later captured by Liao forces. Yelü Xidi later followed Empress Dowager Xiao in her southern conquest and achieved in battles. He died from an illness.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:29 UTC on Sunday, 14 November 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Yelü Xidi on Wikipedia.
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