Liao dynasty

Type Object Region East Asia Time 907–1125

The Liao dynasty (907–1125), founded by the Khitan Yelü Abaoji, combined steppe nomadism with farming regions, controlling modern Northeast China, no…

Timeline

907–947Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture · Inner MongoliaYelü Abaoji proclaimed himself emperor in 907 and founded Liao, later designating Shangjing as the capital; through expansion under Emperors Taizong and Shizong, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun were obtained in 947, and the embryonic Five Capitals system and dual north-south administration took shape.
1101–1110Territory of the Liao Five Capitals · ChinaAfter Emperor Daozong died in 1101 and Emperor Tianzuo acceded, the Liao court saw internal strife and heavier taxes and corvée; between 1101 and 1110 the Jurchen Wanyan clan rapidly consolidated in the Songhua River basin, Liao's loose control over the Northeast weakened, and signs of the empire's decline from prosperity became increasingly evident.
1115–1125Remnant Liao territory and westward migration routes · ChinaAfter the Jin founder Emperor Taizu established his state in 1115 he won successive victories, capturing Emperor Tianzuo in 1125, ending the Liao dynasty as a unified regime; remnant forces migrated west to establish Western Liao, continuing the Khitan political legacy.

Sources

辽史 — 脱脱等 (1345)
The Cambridge History of China, Volume 6: Alien Regimes and Border States, 907–1368 — Denis Twitchett and Klaus-Peter Twitchett (eds.) (1994)