Shangjing

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Shangjing was the principal imperial capital city of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty in what is now northeastern China.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Shangjing canonical 6
Dongjing (Liao) 2
Shangjing (Upper Capital) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical capital city ⓘ
administrativeDivision Linhuangfu ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Shangjing Linhuangfu ⓘ
linked to: Shangjing

Supreme Capital ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Capital

Upper Capital ⓘ
associatedDynasty Liao dynasty ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Khitan ⓘ
builtBy Khitan people ⓘ
Yelü Abaoji ⓘ
capitalOf Liao dynasty ⓘ
coordinateWith Dongjing (Liao Eastern Capital) ⓘ
linked to: Dongjing

Nanjing (Liao Southern Capital) ⓘ
linked to: Nanjing

Xijing (Liao Western Capital) ⓘ
Zhongjing (Liao Central Capital) ⓘ
country Liao dynasty ⓘ
currentStatus archaeological site ⓘ
declineAfter Jin conquest of Liao ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
trade ⓘ
foundedAsCapitalInYear 918 ⓘ
foundedBy Yelü Abaoji ⓘ
hadCityWalls yes ⓘ
hadImperialPalace yes ⓘ
hadInnerCity yes ⓘ
hadOuterCity yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ
historicalRegion Khitan homeland ⓘ
languageOfRulingElite Khitan ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Inner Mongolia, China ⓘ
locatedInRegion northeastern China ⓘ
linked to: Manchuria
locatedNear Bairin Left Banner ⓘ
linked to: Kalaqin Banner
locatedOn Xilamulun River ⓘ
partOf Liao dynasty five-capital system ⓘ
politicalFunction ceremonial center of the Liao dynasty ⓘ
political center of the Liao dynasty ⓘ
principal imperial capital of the Liao dynasty ⓘ
religiousInfluence Buddhism ⓘ
Khitan traditional beliefs ⓘ
servedAsCapitalFrom 907 ⓘ
servedAsCapitalUntil 1120s ⓘ
timePeriod 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
early 12th century ⓘ
urbanPlanInfluencedBy Tang dynasty capital planning ⓘ
usedFor central administration ⓘ
imperial rituals ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liao dynasty → capital → Shangjing ⓘ
Liao dynasty → capital → Dongjing (Liao) ⓘ
linked to: Shangjing
Shangjing → alsoKnownAs → Shangjing Linhuangfu ⓘ
linked to: Shangjing
Yelü Abaoji → capitalEstablishedAt → Shangjing (Upper Capital) ⓘ
linked to: Shangjing
Yelü clan → capitalCityUsed → Shangjing ⓘ
Liao dynasty → capital → Shangjing ⓘ
subject linked to: Khitan people
Liao dynasty → capital → Dongjing (Liao) ⓘ
subject linked to: Khitan people
linked to: Shangjing
Khitan → capitalFounded → Shangjing ⓘ
Khitan → dynastyCapital → Shangjing ⓘ