Liu Jiyuan () (died in 992), also known by his regnal name Emperor Yingwu of (Northern) Han ((北)漢英武帝), was the last ruler of the

Shatuo The Shatuo, or the Shatuo Turks (; also transcribed as Sha-t'o, Sanskrit SartZuev Yu.A., ''"Horse Tamgas from Vassal Princedoms (Translation of Chinese composition "Tanghuyao" of 8-10th centuries)"'', Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences, Alma-Ata, I ...

-led Chinese

Northern Han dynasty The Northern Han () was a dynastic state of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was founded by Liu Min (), formerly known as Liu Chong (), and lasted from 951 to 979. Founding of the Northern Han The short-lived state of Later Han ...

during the

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (), from 907 to 979, was an era of political upheaval and division in 10th-century Imperial China. Five dynastic states quickly succeeded one another in the Central Plain, and more than a dozen conc ...

. He was the grandson of Liu Min. He ruled Northern Han from 968 until 979, when he surrendered to

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Emperor Taizong of Song Zhao Jiong (20 November 939 – 8 May 997), known as Zhao Guangyi from 960 to 977 and Zhao Kuangyi before 960, also known by his temple name Taizong after his death, was the second emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 976 to h ...

Family

Parents: *Father: Sir He (何氏) *Mother: Lady Liu (劉氏), daughter of Liu Mi Wives: *Empress Duan, of the Duan clan (段皇后段氏) *Empress Ma, of the Ma clan (馬皇后馬氏) *Unknown: **Liu Shoujie/Liu Sanzhu (劉守節/劉三豬), first son **Liu Xu (劉續), second son

References

* 992 deaths Northern Han emperors 10th-century Turkic people Year of birth unknown {{Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms rulers