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Xiao Paiya

Type Figure Region Khitan Time c. 965–1023 Also known as Xiao Paiya (alt.)、Han Yin、Prince of Lanling、Prince of Dongping、Prince of Bin

Xiao Paiya (c. 10th century–1023), style name Han Yin, was a Liao general and imperial son-in-law, son of Xiao Talin, from a branch of the empress's …

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  1. 1001–1005Eastern Capital, Liaoyang Prefecture · LiaoyangIn the fifteenth year of Tonghe he was promoted to Policy Commissioner and transferred as Defender of the Eastern Capital; in the twenty-second year of Tonghe he again attacked Song, leading the Bohai army to take Dejun. After his father Xiao Talin died in battle at Chanzhou he was solely responsible for southern defense, and after the Song peace he became Chancellor of the Northern Bureau. He governed liberally and judged well, feared and loved by the tribes, and the people grew prosperous, earning wide praise.
  2. 1010Gaegyeong · GoryeoIn the twenty-eighth year of Tonghe Shengzong personally campaigned against Goryeo, with Xiao Paiya as commander-in-chief and the Northern Bureau scribe Sennu as supervisor. After crossing the Yalu River they won successive victories, defeating the enemy at Nuguda Ridge and pursuing to Gaegyeong; the Goryeo king Xun abandoned the city, and the Liao army entered and plundered Gaegyeong before withdrawing. The emperor commended his merit and made him Prince of Lanling.

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