耶律楚材
Traditional form:
耶律楚材
Pinyin (reading):
Yēlü Chǔcái
Definitions:
- Yelü Chucai (1190-1244), Khitan statesman and advisor to Genghis Khan and Ögödei Khan, known for convincing the Mongols to tax the conquered population of the north China plains rather than slaughter it
Characters:
- 耶 - used in transliterations
- 律 - statute, principle, regulation
- 楚 - clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname
- 材 - timber; material, stuff; talent
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