Khitan Founding of the Liao Dynasty

Timeline

1. 901–906South bank of the Huang River · Inner MongoliaYelü Abaoji defeated opposing factions among the tribes, ending the Khitan practice of rotating khagan succession and establishing hereditary leadership, laying the tribal foundation for state founding.
2. 907Longhua Prefecture · Inner MongoliaIn 916 Yelü Abaoji took the imperial throne, with the state name Khitan and era name Shence (having been elected khagan in 907), establishing a steppe empire that formed a north-south standoff with the late Tang and subsequent Five Dynasties regimes in the Central Plains.
3. 918–926Supreme Capital, Linhuang Prefecture · Inner MongoliaAbaoji built the Supreme Capital at Linhuang Prefecture, implemented institutions such as northern and southern administrations, and absorbed Han bureaucrats and Central Plains statutes, bringing the Liao regime's organization toward completion.