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Emperor Jingzong of Liao
Second son of Emperor Shizong of Liao, enthroned in 969, who shared government with Empress Xiao Chuo
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 Xian · Yelu Mingyi · Mingyi · Xiaocheng Kangjing Huangdi
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Jingzong of Liao, Yelü Xian, the second son of Shizong, was born in 948 and came to the throne in 969 after Muzong was killed, as the fifth Liao emperor. He was often ill, and his empress Xiao Chuo, later titled Empress Ruizhi, shared in deciding affairs of state. He employed Han officials such as Han Derang and Shi Fang, and in 979 Liao forces routed the northern expedition of Emperor Taizong of Song at the Gaoliang River. He died in 982 and was buried at Qianling.
Life and times
Dates 948 - 982