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Emperor Taizong honored his mother Empress Shulü as empress dowager, and created his wife Lady Xiao Wen, who was a niece of Empress Shulü's, empress. [1] [2] It was said that he was filially pious toward his mother, such that if the empress dowager were ill and unable to eat, he would also not eat, and that if his mother were displeased at him, he would not dare to meet her until her temper ...
Emperor Taizong decided to launch the second campaign against Liao in 986, following the advice of his subjects. During this time, Zhao Yuanzuo, Taizong's oldest son became insane after the death of his uncle, Zhao Tingmei, and that he was not invited to the Double Night Daylight Feast which ultimately caused Yuanzuo to burn down the palace. [ 8 ]
There were nine emperors of the Liao dynasty. The Liao dynasty was a Khitan -led dynasty of China that at its height ruled over what is now Shanxi , Hebei , Liaoning , Jilin , Heilongjiang , and Inner Mongolia provinces in China, as well as portions of the Korean peninsula , portions of the Russian Far East , and much of the Mongolian Plateau .
The "Great Khitan State" (Chinese: 大契丹; pinyin: Dà Qìdān) was founded in 907 by Abaoji (Emperor Taizu of Liao). In 947, Abaoji's successor, Emperor Taizong of Liao, officially renamed the dynasty as "Great Liao" (Chinese: 大遼; pinyin: Dà Liáo). This was probably due to the inclusion of non-Khitan peoples in the state.
Emperor Taizong of Liao; Emperor Tianzuo of Liao; X. Emperor Xingzong of Liao This page was last edited on 9 June 2024, at 22:01 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Emperor Taizong was on campaign in China when he died in 947. Yelü Ruan accompanied him on this campaign, allowing him to quickly gain the support of the military leaders. While returning to the capital, his grandmother, Empress Dowager Yingtian , had plotted to have her third son, Yelü Lihu , ascend to the throne, and sent an army to ...
The following is a simplified family tree for the Liao dynasty, which ruled much of northern China between 907 and 1125. The names given are temple names, the form by which Liao Emperors are most commonly known (with the exception of the last emperor, Tianzuodi, who was not awarded a temple name).
Abaoji (872 – 6 September 926), posthumously known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Liao, [1] was a Khitan leader and the founding emperor of the Liao dynasty of China, ruling from 916 to 926. [2]