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| Emperor Taizu of Liao 遼太祖 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Emperor of Khitan Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Emperor of the Liao dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 916–926 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Dynasty established | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Taizong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Abaoji (阿保機) 872 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 September 926 (aged 53–54) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Zuling Mausoleum (祖陵, in present-day Bairin Left Banner, Inner Mongolia) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Empress Shulü Ping | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| House | Yelü | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Liao | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Yelü Saladi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Xiao Yanmujin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Abaoji | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 阿保機 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阿保机 | ||||||||
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| Emperor Taizu of Liao | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 遼太祖 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 辽太祖 | ||||||||
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| Yelü Yi (sinicised name) | |||||||||
| Chinese | 耶律億 | ||||||||
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Abaoji (872–6 September 926), posthumously known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Liao,[1] was a Khitan leader and the founding emperor of the Liao dynasty of China, ruling from 916 to 926.[2] He had a sinicised name, Yelü Yi; some sources suggest that Abaoji's family name, Yelü, was adopted during his lifetime,[2] although there is no consensus amongst historians on this point.
Abaoji was born in 872 in Southern Mongolia and had a turbulent childhood. His grandfather was killed in a conflict between tribes, and his father and uncles fled. He was hidden by his grandmother for his safety. He became khagan of the Khitans on 27 February 907, [3]and was subsequently enthroned as emperor in 916, proclaiming his own era name.[4] He died on 6 September 926.[3] He was responsible for the conquest and unification of all of Inner Mongolia, northern China and southern Manchuria.[2] After the Khitan Empire became the Liao dynasty in 942, Abaoji was posthumously considered a Liao emperor.
- ^ Hoiberg 2010, p. 1
- ^ a b c Dupuy & Dupuy 1986, p. 276
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Wittfogelwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Twitchett & Tietze 1994, pp. 60, 62
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