List of emperors of the Liao dynasty


Emperors table

The Liao dynasty, also known as the Khitan Empire, was an empire in East Asia 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 country of Mongolia.
There were nine emperors of the Liao dynasty, which at its height ruled over an area composing modern day Mongolia and northern China for over two hundred years. The emperors of the Liao dynasty were Khitans from Yelü clan.
For emperors of the Northern Liao and Qara Khitai, see Northern Liao#Emperors and Qara Khitai#Sovereigns of Qara Khitai.

Emperors family tree


Timeline


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from: 926 till: 947 color:LI text:"Taizong "
from: 947 till: 951 color:LI text:"Shizong "
from: 951 till: 969 color:LI text:"Muzong "
from: 969 till: 982 color:LI text:"Jingzong "
from: 982 till: 1031 color:LI text:"Shengzong "
from: 1031 till: 1055 color:LI text:"Xingzong "
from: 1055 till: 1101 color:LI text:"Daozong "
from: 1101 till: 1125 color:LI text:"Tianzuo "
from: 1122 till: 1122 color:NL text:"Xuanzong "
from: 1122 till: 1123 color:NL text:"Xiao Puxiannü "
from: 1123 till: 1123 color:NL text:"Yelü Yali "
from: 1123 till: 1123 color:NL text:"Yelü Zhulie "
from: 1124 till: 1143 color:WL text:"Dezong "
from: 1143 till: 1150 color:WL text:"Gantian "
from: 1150 till: 1163 color:WL text:"Renzong "
from: 1163 till: 1177 color:WL text:"Chengtian "
from: 1177 till: 1211 color:WL text:"Yelü Zhilugu "
from: 1211 till: 1218 color:WL text:"Kuchlug "
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