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耶律楚材

Mandarin · pinyin Yē lǜ Chǔ cái

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

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耶: yé · used in transliteration
律: lǜ · statute, principle, regulation
楚: chǔ · name of feudal state; clear
材: cái · material, stuff; timber; talent

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1–4–3–2 · Ye1 lu:4 Chu3 cai2

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