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Khitan Ordo System

Type Event Region Asia Time 1034–1038

During Emperor Xingzong's reign (around 1036), the Khitan ordo (palace camp) system was further standardized and consolidated in Liao territory, form…

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  1. 1036Liao territory · Liao dynastyXingzong's reign clarified the composition, subordination, and levy rules for the ordo of the emperor, empress, and princes, forming tribal-military unions centered on the palace camp; each ordo held tribes, provided escorts, and supplied wartime manpower.
  2. 1037–1038Liao territory · Liao dynastyThe ordo system interfaced with the Liao northern and southern officials and the Privy Council's military-political structure, becoming a mobile force directly under the emperor; in peacetime it handled herding, production, and escort duties, forming the Liao foundation of 'using tribes as soldiers and the palace camp as home.'

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