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Emperor Daozong of Liao
Cultured Liao Emperor of a 46-Year Reign
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 Hongji · Yelu Chala · Chala · Rensheng Daxiao Huangdi
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Daozong of Liao, Yelü Hongji, the eldest son of Xingzong, was born in 1032 and took the throne in 1055 as the eighth Liao emperor, reigning about forty-six years. He was learned, wrote poetry and was a devout Buddhist who built many temples and pagodas. He trusted Yelü Yixin, who in 1075 used the Ten Fragrances poems to accuse Empress Xiao Guanyin of adultery; she was ordered to kill herself. In 1077 the crown prince Yelü Jun was also falsely accused, deposed and then murdered. Daozong died in 1101. The source is the History of Liao.
Life and times
Dates 1032 - 1101