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Emperor Shizong of Liao
Son of Yelü Bei, enthroned by the generals in 947 and killed by Yelü Chage in 951
In a side chamber of a palace, a yellow ceremonial robe embroidered with a dragon hangs on a wooden stand, its hem worked with waves and rocks, before a carved folding screen, while a black lacquer chest sits on a low table by a lattice window and no person is in view.
Also known as Yelu Ruan · Yelu Wuyu · Wuyu · Xiaohe Zhuangxian Huangdi
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Shizong of Liao, Yelü Ruan, the eldest grandson of Taizu and a son of Yelü Bei, Prince of Dongdan, was the third Liao emperor. When Taizong died in 947 on his way back from the conquest of the Later Jin, the generals enthroned Yelü Ruan at Zhenyang; his grandmother, Empress Dowager Shulü, at first opposed him but accepted after Yelü Wuzhi mediated. He created the post of northern privy commissioner, completing a system in which northern and southern bureaus governed Khitan and Han subjects. He was killed by Yelü Chage at Huoshendian in 951.
Life and times
Dates 917 - 951