Yelü Hou'abu

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Yelü Hou'abu
耶律吼阿不
Crown Prince Zhuangsheng
BornYelü Hou'abu
Liao China
DiedLiao China
Burial
Crown Prince's Mausoleum (墓号太子院)
FatherEmperor Shizong of Liao
MotherXiao Sagezhi (disputed)
Yelü Hou'abu
Simplified Chinese

Yelü Hou'abu (Chinese: 耶律吼阿不), posthumous name Crown Prince Zhuangsheng (Chinese: 莊聖皇太子), was an imperial prince of the Liao dynasty of China. He was the oldest son of the Emperor Shizong and Xiao Sagezhi.[1] He was the oldest brother of the Emperor Jingzong. However, he died at a young age and when the Emperor Jingzong ascended to the throne, Hou'abu was formally honoured as the Crown Prince Zhuangsheng.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Youtang, Li (1983). 遼史纪事本末 [The Chronicle of Liao History] (in Chinese). University of California: Zhonghua Book Company.
  2. ^ 古今圖書集成 [The Ancient and modern book integration] (in Chinese). Pennsylvania State University: Wenxing Bookstore. 1964. p. 607.