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Emperor Tianzuo of Liao
Last Liao emperor, who lost the capitals to the Jurchen, was captured in 1125 and saw Liao end
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 Yanxi · Yelu Aguo · Aguo · Tianzuo Huangdi
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Yelü Yanxi, a grandson of Daozong, was born in 1075 and took the throne in 1101, reigning about twenty-four years as the last Liao emperor; he neglected government. From 1114 the Jurchen leader Wanyan Aguda rose against Liao; Jin took the Supreme Capital at Linhuang in 1120 and the Central Capital and the Western Capital at Datong in 1122. In 1125 Tianzuo was captured at Yingzhou by Wanyan Loushi and demoted to Prince of Haibin, and Liao, which had lasted 210 years, came to an end. He died in 1128.
Life and times
Dates 1075 - 1128