Reign

He was too young to succeed as emperor when Yelü Dashi died in 1143. Not much is known about his reign.

History of Liao states he changed his era name to Shaoxing in 1151, however recent coins unearthed in Central Asia might prove it was a scribal mistake. During his reign, there was a census conducted, which turned out 84,500 households in the empire. Although it may also be the number of adult men who could serve in the army.

In 1156, he tried to establish peace with the Jin dynasty unsuccessfully. The same year Karluks under Ayyar Beg revolted against Western Karakhanid ruler Ibrahim III and killed him. Yelü Yilied appointed Ali b. Hasan as Chaghrï Khan to Samarqand. Chagri marched on Ayyar Beg with reinforcements from Qara Khitai and eastern Karakhanid Ibrahim II (who was created Ilig Türkmen by Yelü Dashi). Ibrahim's forces killed Ayyar Beg and Chaghri Khan was reinstated on his throne.

In 1158 Yelü Yilie ordered expulsion of Karluks from Bukhara and Samarqand to Kashgar and charged Chaghri to deal with matter. Purged Karluks went to Khwarazmshah Il-Arslan to ask for help. Chaghri just had reinforcements from new East Karakhanid ruler Muhammed II consisting of 10,000 men, while Karluks marched on Bukhara with Khwarazmi help. The same year Chaghri died and was replaced by Masud II who appeared before Bukhara and defeated Karluks.

That same year Yelü Yilie died. Since his son Yelü Zhilugu was too young to rule, Yelü Yilie『s younger sister Yelü Pusuwan was appointed regent.

生平

耶律大石去世後，其子耶律夷列年幼，遺詔命皇后蕭塔不煙臨朝稱制，改元咸清，稱感天皇后。蕭塔不煙在位7年後，還政于子耶律夷列。

1150年，耶律夷列即位，改元紹興。耶律夷列在位期間普查首都虎思斡耳朵內畿18歲以上成年男子的人口，共84500戶。1156年，西喀喇汗國大汗伊卜拉欣三世與葛邏祿軍隊長官艾亞爾伯克發生衝突，雙方在飢餓草原發生戰爭，伊卜拉欣三世戰敗被暴尸荒野，其子阿里·本·哈桑繼任，稱恰格雷汗。恰格雷汗隨後對葛邏祿人展開報複，殺死其首領比古汗。葛邏祿的拉欽伯克和比古汗之子向花剌子模求助，而恰格雷汗則向西遼求援。耶律夷列派東喀喇汗國土庫曼王伊卜拉欣·本·阿赫馬德率軍1萬前去救援，雙方隔粟特河對峙。經撒馬爾罕的宗教人士調節，雙方簽訂合約，恰格雷汗恢復了葛邏祿首領的軍事職務，雙方撤軍(後來西遼把葛邏祿人安置在阿力麻里單獨管理)。

耶律夷列在位13年，于1163年去世，廟號仁宗。由于其子耶律直魯古年幼，遺詔命其妹耶律普速完臨朝稱制，改元崇福，稱承天太后。

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