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Emperor Muzong of Liao
Fourth Liao emperor, nicknamed the Sleeping King, whom the History of Liao calls sunk in drink and unceasing in killing
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 Jing · Yelu Shulu · Shulu · Xiao'an Jingzheng Huangdi · Shui Wang
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- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Muzong of Liao, Yelü Jing, the eldest son of Taizong, took the throne in 951 after Shizong was killed, used the era name Yingli and reigned about eighteen years as the fourth Liao emperor. He drank through the night and slept by day, and was called the Sleeping King. The History of Liao calls him sunk in drink and unceasing in killing; government was neglected and members of the imperial clan plotted against him more than once. Liao made few large campaigns south in his reign. His attendants killed him in 969.
Life and times
Dates 931 - 969