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Western Liao westward expansion

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1155–1156

Around 1155, Emperor Renzong Yelü Yilie strengthened suzerainty over Central Asian vassals and pushed west into Transoxiana, laying the groundwork fo…

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  1. 1155Husi Ordu · Western LiaoAfter taking personal rule in 1151, Yelü Yilie adopted the era name Shaoxing, treated Western Liao as Central Asia's suzerain state, pursued a divide-and-rule policy toward the vassal Qarakhanids and the Karluks, and began a census of households within the realm to strengthen military mobilization.
  2. 1155–1156Samarkand · Western Qarakhanid KhanateWestern Liao pressured the conflict between the Western Qarakhanids and the Karluks, demanding that vassals obey suzerain mediation. Yelü Yilie attempted but failed to make peace with the Jin dynasty, turning instead to maintaining order along the Transoxiana corridor, laying groundwork for the Samarkand expedition after the Karluk revolt the following year.

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