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Emperor Taizong of Liao
Liao Monarch Who Acquired the Sixteen Prefectures
Mural of the event “Sixteen Prefectures Ceded”, which this person took part in.
Later Tang internal coups were frequent, and the military governor Shi Jingtang rose in rebellion but was heavily besieged by Later Tang forces. To survive and seize power, he resolved to lean on the vast cavalry military force of the northern Khitan empire.
Also known as Yelu Deguang · Yelu Yaogu · Yaogu · Xiaowu Huiwen Huangdi
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Emperor Taizong of Liao, Yelü Deguang, courtesy name Dejin and childhood name Yaogu, the second son of Taizu, was born in 902 and took the throne in 927 as the second Liao emperor. In 936 he helped Shi Jingtang found the Later Jin and received the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun. Early in 947 he overthrew the Later Jin, entered Kaifeng, renamed the state Great Liao and adopted the era name Datong. He died at Shahulin on the way north that year. The source is the History of Liao.
Life and times
Dates 902 - 947