State

Liao dynasty

Khitan imperial dynasty in East Asia (916-1125), controlling northern and northeastern China, Mongolia, Russian Far East and North Korea

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916–1125 CE
Founded
916 CE
Ended
1125
Capital
Lindong Town, Liaoyang Fu, Zhongjing, Liao Nanjing, Datong Fu, Shangjing Linhuangfu
Government
monarchy
Languages
Khitan, Middle Chinese, Jurchen
Preceded by
Later Jin dynastyBalhaeJeong-an kingdomHeungyo
Succeeded by
Jin dynastyQara KhitaiNorthern Liao

Overview

The Liao dynasty (; traditional Chinese: 遼朝; simplified Chinese: 辽朝; pinyin: Liáo cháo), also known as the Khitan State (Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur), officially the Great Liao (Chinese: 大遼; pinyin: Dà Liáo), was a Khitan-led imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Yelü clan that existed between 916 and 1125. Founded around the time of the collapse of the Tang dynasty, at its greatest extent it ruled over Manchuria, the Mongolian Plateau, the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, southern portions of Siberia, and the northern tip of the North China Plain.

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All rulers (12)

  1. Emperor Taizong of Liao927–947 CE
  2. Emperor Shizong of Liao947–951 CE
  3. Emperor Taizong of Liao947 CE
  4. Emperor Muzong of Liao951–969 CE
  5. Emperor Jingzong of Liao969–982 CE
  6. Emperor Shengzong of Liao982–1031 CE
  7. Emperor Xingzong of Liao1031–1055
  8. Emperor Daozong of Liao1055–1101
  9. Emperor Tianzuo of Liao1101–1125
  10. Emperor Taizu of Jin1115–1123
  11. Hui Li Bao1123
  12. Yelü Dashi1124–1143

Records (6)

  1. 908–926 CE — Balhae-Khitan WarsWar
  2. 954 CE — Battle of GaopingBattle
  3. 979 CE — Battle of Gaoliang RiverBattle
  4. 993–1022 CE — Goryeo–Khitan WarWar
  5. 1010–1011 — Second conflict in the Goryeo–Khitan WarWar
  6. 1018 — Battle of KujuBattle · Koryo ▸ Khitans

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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