There were nine emperors of the Liao dynasty. The Liao dynasty was a Khitan-led dynasty of China that at its height ruled over what is now Shanxi, Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Inner Mongolia provinces in China, as well as portions of the Korean peninsula, portions of the Russian Far East, and much of the Mongolian Plateau.[1] [2]
For emperors of the Northern Liao and Qara Khitai (Western Liao), see Northern Liao#Monarchs and Qara Khitai#Sovereigns of Qara Khitai.
| Temple Names (Miao Hao 廟號 miàohào) | Posthumous Names (Shi Hao 諡號 shìhào) | Birth Names | Period of Reigns | Era Names (Nian Hao 年號 niánhào) and their according range of years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convention: "Liao" + temple name except Liao Tianzuodi who is referred using "Liao" + posthumous name | |||||
| Taizu (太祖 Tàizǔ) | Shen Tian Huangdi | Yelü Abaoji (耶律阿保機 Yēlǜ Ābǎojī) | 916-926 | Shence (神冊 Shéncè) 916-922[3] Tianzan (天贊 Tiānzàn) 922-926[4] | |
| Taizong (太宗 Tàizōng) | Xiao Wu Huangdi | Yelü Deguang (耶律德光 Yēlǜ Déguāng) | 926-947 | Tianxian (天顯 Tiānxiǎn) 926-937[5] Huitong (會同 Huìtóng) 937-947[6] Datong (大同 Dàtóng) 947[7] | |
| Shizong (世宗 Shìzōng) | Tian Shou Huangdi | Yelü Ruan (耶律阮 Yēlǜ Ruǎn) | 947-951 | Tianlu (天祿 Tiānlù) 947-951[8] | |
| Muzong (穆宗 Mùzōng) | Yelü Jing (耶律璟 Yēlǜ Jǐng) | 951-969 | Yingli (應曆 Yìnglì) 951-969[9] | ||
| Jingzong (景宗 Jǐngzōng) | Yelü Xian (耶律賢 Yēlǜ Xián) | 969-982 | Baoning (保寧 Bǎoníng) 969-979[10] Qianheng (乾亨 Qiánhēng) 979-982[11] | ||
| Shengzong (聖宗 Shèngzōng) | Wen Wu Da Xiao Xuan Huangdi | Yelü Longxu (耶律隆緒 Yēlǜ Lóngxù) | 982-1031 | Qianheng (乾亨 Qiánhēng) 982 Tonghe (統和 Tǒnghé) 983-1012[12] Kaitai (開泰 Kāitài) 1012-1021[13] Taiping (太平 Tàipíng) 1021-1031[14] | |
| Xingzong (興宗 Xīngzōng) | Xiao Zheng Huangdi | Yelü Zongzhen (耶律宗真 Yēlǜ Zōngzhēn) | 1031–1055 | Jingfu (景福 Jǐngfú) 1031-1032[15] Chongxi (重熙 Chóngxī) 1032-1055[16] | |
| Daozong (道宗 Dàozōng) | Yelü Hongji (耶律洪基 Yēlǜ Hóngjī) | 1055–1101 | Qingning (清寧 Qīngníng) 1055-1064[17] Xianyong (咸雍 Xiányōng) 1065-1074[18] Taikang (太康 Tàikāng) or Dakang (大康 Dàkāng) 1075-1084[19] Da'an (大安 Dà'ān) 1085-1094[20] Shouchang (壽昌 Shòuchāng) or Shoulong (壽隆 Shòulóng) 1095-1101[21] | ||
| Tianzuodi (天祚帝 Tiānzuòdì) | Yelü Yanxi (耶律延禧 Yēlǜ Yánxǐ) | 1101–1125 | Qiantong (乾統 Qiántǒng) 1101-1110[22] Tianqing (天慶 Tiānqìng) 1111-1120[23] Baoda (保大 Bǎodà) 1121-1125[24] | ||
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denotes Liao monarchs denotes Northern Liao monarchs denotes Western Liao monarchs. Frederick W. Mote . . 1999 . Harvard University Press . Cambridge, MA . 0674445155 .