Situation in the Final Years of the Liao Dynasty

Timeline

1. 1120Supreme Capital, Linhuang Prefecture · Inner MongoliaThe fall of the Supreme Capital deprived the Liao of its ancestral homeland and many ancestral temple ritual vessels, and its orders went unheeded across the circuits; garrisons at the Southern and Western Capitals either surrendered to Jin or stood by, leaving central authority a mere shell.
2. 1120Jiashan · Inner MongoliaAfter fleeing west, Emperor Tianzuo moved through Yunzhong and Jiashan as his followers dispersed; Yelu Dashi and other imperial clansmen planned a separate westward migration, giving the Liao court multiple political lines and making restoration increasingly remote.
3. 1120Liao Western Capital Circuit · ChinaThe Jin pressed westward on their victories, capturing the Liao Western Capital and other key positions, further squeezing the Liao court's room to survive; Liao generals defected in droops and the Jin secured military control of the Liao northwest.