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Yelü Longxu (Liao Shengzong)

Type Figure Region Asia Time 972–1031 Also known as Yelü Longxu、Liao Shengzong、Emperor Wenwu Daxiao

Yelü Longxu was the sixth emperor of the Liao dynasty, temple name Shengzong, reigning nearly half a century.

Timeline

  1. 982–1000Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture · Shangjing CircuitSucceeded after Jingzong's death; in childhood his mother Xiao Naojin served as regent. After taking personal rule he reformed governance, implemented Han-style rites and laws, and contended with Song several times, laying the foundation for Liao's mid-period strength.
  2. 1011–1020Nanjing Xijin Prefecture · Nanjing CircuitAfter the Treaty of Chanyuan, Liao and Song maintained peace; Shengzong focused on internal administration and frontier management, continuing equal-field and tax-labor adjustments, and monitored the Tangut and Zhubu tribes of the northwest, consolidating Liao's rule north of the Central Plains.
  3. 1021–1031Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture · Shangjing CircuitStill presided over court affairs in his later years; his son Yelü Zongzhen had already been made crown prince. Died in 1031 while out hunting; posthumous name Wenwu Daxiao, temple name Shengzong.

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