Yelü Lihu

Yelü Lihu
Crown Prince of the Liao Dynasty
Reign930-947
Born911
Died960 (aged 48–49)
SpouseEmpress Hejing 和敬皇后
IssueYelü Xiyin, Prince of Song
Yelü Wan, Prince of Wei
Posthumous name
Emperor Qinshun 欽順皇帝
Emperor Zhangsu 章肅皇帝
FatherEmperor Taizu of Liao
MotherShulü Ping
Chinese name
Chinese耶律
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYélǜ Lǐhú
Wade–GilesYeh-lü Li-hu
Courtesy name
Yelü Xiyin
Traditional Chinese耶律
Simplified Chinese耶律奚隐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYélǜ Xīyǐn
Wade–GilesYeh-lü Hsi-yin
Honggu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHónggǔ
Wade–GilesHung-ku
Emperor Zhangsu
Traditional Chinese皇帝
Simplified Chinese章肃皇帝
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāngsù Huángdì
Wade–GilesChang-su Huang-ti

Yelü Lihu (911–960), courtesy name Xiyin, also known as Honggu and as Emperor Zhangsu, was an imperial prince of the Khitan Liao dynasty. As the third son of Liao's founding emperor Emperor Taizu (Yelü Abaoji) and his wife Empress Shulü Ping, Yelü Lihu served as crown prince during the reign of his older brother Emperor Taizong (Yelü Deguang), who was their second son, as Empress Shulü wanted him to be emperor after Emperor Taizong. However, after Emperor Taizong's death, their older brother Yelü Bei's son Yelü Ruan was able to defeat Yelü Lihu in battle and take the throne. Yelü Lihu was placed under house arrest and then imprisoned, dying in captivity.