Liao may refer to:
Chinese history
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Liao (Zhou dynasty state) (蓼), two states in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn period in the 8th and 7th centuries BC
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Liao of Wu (吳王僚) (died 515 BC), king of Wu during ancient China's Spring and Autumn period
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Liao dynasty (遼朝) (916–1125), a dynasty of China ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan
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Northern Liao (北遼) (1122–1123), a regime in northern China
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Qara Khitai (西遼) (1124–1218), also called the "Western Liao", successor to the Liao dynasty in northwestern China and Central Asia
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Eastern Liao (東遼) (1213–1269), a regime in northeastern China
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Later Liao (後遼) (1216–1219), a regime in northeastern China
Other uses
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Liaoning
Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...
, abbreviated as Liao (辽), a province of China
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Liao (surname) (廖), a Chinese family name
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Liao River
The Liao River () is the principal river in southern Northeast China, and one of the seven main river systems in China. Its name derived from the Liao region, a historical name for southern Manchuria, from which the Liaoning province, Liaodong P ...
, a river in northeast China
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''liao'', a grammatical particle in Singlish
* Liao, a character of the video game
''Overwatch''
* House Liao, the noble house in the
Battletech franchise that leads the major political power called the Capellan Confederation.
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