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The Liao dynasty (/ ljaʊ /; [3] Khitan: Mos Jælud; traditional Chinese: 遼朝; simplified Chinese: 辽朝; pinyin: Liáo cháo), [4] also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur), [5] officially the Great Liao (Chinese: 大遼; pinyin: Dà Liáo), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 916 and 1125 ...
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 History of Liao, or Liao Shi (Liáo Shǐ), is a Chinese historical book compiled officially by the Mongol -led Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), under the direction of the historian Toqto'a (Tuotuo), and finalized in 1344. [1] Based on Khitan's primary sources and other previous official Chinese records, it details the Khitan people, Khitan's ...
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] He had a sinicised name, Yelü Yi; some sources suggest that Abaoji's family name, Yelü, was adopted during his lifetime, [2] although ...
The Liao dynasty had a different name, "Khitan", which was used in 916–947, 983–1066. The history of the Khitans dates back to the 4th century. The Khitan people dominated much of northern China, Manchuria and the Mongolian Plateau. They subsequently established the Liao dynasty and the Western Liao dynasty. Originally from Xianbei origins ...
Collapse of the Liao dynasty (1117–1124) Western Liao (Qara Khitai) (1124–1218) This is a timeline of the history of the Khitans. The Khitans were a nomadic people in Northeast Asia related to the Xianbei. Following the collapse of the Tang dynasty, they established the Liao dynasty in 916, encompassing parts of modern-day China, Mongolia ...
Yelü Lübugu (耶律呂不古) Xiao Chuo, nickname Yanyan (Chinese: 蕭燕燕; [1] 953 – 29 December 1009 [2]), also known as Empress Dowager Chengtian (承天皇太后) was a Khitan empress and military leader of imperial China 's Liao dynasty. [3][4] She was regent on behalf of her son from 982. [3]
The Liao dynasty attacked with 400,000 troops in 1010, claiming to avenge the murdered Mokjong. [28] [29] Kang Cho blocked the Liao's first attack, but he was defeated in the second one and was executed. [9] [30] King Hyeonjong of Goryeo was forced to flee the capital, which was sacked and burnt by the Liao, [29] [31] [32] to Naju temporarily. [9]