Emperors table

There were nine emperors of the

Liao dynasty The Liao dynasty (; Khitan: ''Mos Jælud''; ), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: ''Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur''), officially the Great Liao (), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 916 and 1125, ruled by the Yelü ...

. The Liao dynasty was a Khitan-led dynasty of China that at its height ruled over what is now

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, an ...

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 ...

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

, and

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

provinces in China, as well as portions of the

Korean peninsula Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

, portions of the

Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admini ...

, and much of the

Mongolian Plateau The Mongolian Plateau is the part of the Central Asian Plateau lying between 37°46′-53°08′N and 87°40′-122°15′E and having an area of approximately . It is bounded by the Greater Hinggan Mountains in the east, the Yin Mountains to th ...

.Mote (1999), 58. For emperors of the

Northern Liao The Northern Liao (), officially the Great Liao (), was a dynastic regime of China, distinct from the Liao dynasty, established by the Khitan Yelü clan in northern China. The state only existed for a short period of time between 1122 and 1123. ...

and

Qara Khitai The Qara Khitai, or Kara Khitai (), also known as the Western Liao (), officially the Great Liao (), was a Sinicized dynastic regime based in Central Asia ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan. The Qara Khitai is considered by historians to be an ...

(Western Liao), see Northern Liao#Monarchs and Qara Khitai#Sovereigns of Qara Khitai.

Emperors family tree

Timeline

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Taizong Taizong is the temple name used for several Chinese sovereign, monarchs of China. It may refer to: * Tai Jia ( 16th-century BC), king of the Shang dynasty * Emperor Wen of Han, Liu Heng (202 BC–157 BC, reigned 180 BC–157 BC), also known as E ...

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

Yelü Zhilugu Yelü Zhilugu () was the third emperor of the Western Liao dynasty, ruling from 1177 to 1211. As the final ruler from the House of Yelü, he is considered by traditional Chinese sources to be the last monarch of the Western Liao dynasty. Reign ...

(1177–1211 CE)" from: 1211 till: 1218 color:WL text:"

Kuchlug Kuchlug (also spelled ''Küchlüg'', ''Küçlüg'', ''Güčülüg'', ''Quqluq'') ( mn, Хүчлүг; ; d. 1218) was a member of the Naiman tribe who became the last ruler of the Western Liao dynasty (Qara Khitai). The Naimans were defeated by Gen ...

(1211–1218 CE)" barset:skip Legend: * denotes Liao monarchs * denotes

monarchs * denotes

Western Liao The Qara Khitai, or Kara Khitai (), also known as the Western Liao (), officially the Great Liao (), was a Sinicized dynastic regime based in Central Asia ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan. The Qara Khitai is considered by historians to be an ...

monarchs

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