Emperor Taizong of Liao
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Emperor Taizong of Liao, personal name Yaogu, sinicised name Yelü Deguang, courtesy name Dejin, was the second emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.
Hammer, Liao dynasty
Abaoji
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Abaoji, posthumously known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Liao, was a Khitan leader and the founding emperor of the Liao dynasty of China, ruling from 916 to 926. He had a sinicised name,
Emperor Taizong of Liao
…of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. Yelü Deguang was born in 902, before the founding of the Liao dynasty. His father was the Yelü clan chieftain Yelü Abaoji, and his mother was Yelü Abaoji's wife Shulü Ping; he was their second son. As a young adult, he was described by the History of Liao as serious in his…
Statues in Huairen County, Shanxi, China, commemorating Abaoji and Li Keyong's meeting in 907
Statue of Yelü Abaoji at Taiyang Lake Park, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Hammer, Liao dynasty