Yelü Abaoji

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Yelü Abaoji was the Khitan chieftain who became the first emperor of the Liao dynasty, laying the foundations of a powerful multi-ethnic empire in northern China in the 10th century.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Yelü Abaoji canonical 5
Emperor Taizu of Liao 2
Abaoji 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Khitan leader ⓘ
Liao dynasty person ⓘ
emperor ⓘ
founder of state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Abaoji ⓘ
linked to: Yelü Abaoji

Yelü Yi ⓘ
birthDate 872 ⓘ
burialPlace Liao imperial tombs (near present-day Bairin Left Banner, Inner Mongolia) ⓘ
capitalEstablishedAt Shangjing (Upper Capital) ⓘ
linked to: Shangjing
child Yelü Bei ⓘ
Yelü Deguang ⓘ
conflict campaigns against Later Tang ⓘ
wars against neighboring steppe peoples ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Khitan tribal confederation ⓘ
deathDate 926 ⓘ
dynastyFounded Liao dynasty ⓘ
era Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period ⓘ
ethnicity Khitan ⓘ
founded Khitan Liao Empire ⓘ
linked to: Liao dynasty

Liao dynasty ⓘ
historicalSignificance first non-Han ruler to control large parts of northern China after the Tang dynasty ⓘ
laid foundations of a multi-ethnic empire in northern China ⓘ
implementedPolicy dual administration for Khitan and sedentary Chinese subjects ⓘ
languageUsed Chinese ⓘ
Khitan ⓘ
mother Empress Dowager Shulü Ping ⓘ
name Emperor Taizu of Liao ⓘ
linked to: Yelü Abaoji

Yelü Abaoji ⓘ
Yelü Yi ⓘ
notableEvent instituted dual administrative system for nomadic and sedentary populations ⓘ
proclaimed emperor and founded the Liao dynasty in 916 ⓘ
unified major Khitan tribes under his leadership ⓘ
positionHeld chieftain of the Yila tribe ⓘ
emperor of Liao ⓘ
supreme chieftain of the Khitan ⓘ
posthumousName Emperor Taizu ⓘ
linked to: Taizu
predecessor Khitan tribal leadership system ⓘ
regionRuled Manchuria ⓘ
eastern Inner Mongolia ⓘ
northern China ⓘ
reignEnd 926 ⓘ
reignStart 916 ⓘ
religion Khitan traditional beliefs ⓘ
spouse Empress Shulü Ping ⓘ
successor Emperor Taizong of Liao ⓘ
Yelü Deguang ⓘ
templeName Taizu ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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

Liao dynasty → foundedBy → Yelü Abaoji ⓘ
Liao dynasty → firstRuler → Emperor Taizu of Liao ⓘ
linked to: Yelü Abaoji
Liao dynasty → notableEmperor → Emperor Taizong of Liao ⓘ
linked to: Yelü Abaoji
Shangjing → builtBy → Yelü Abaoji ⓘ
Shangjing → foundedBy → Yelü Abaoji ⓘ
Yelü Abaoji → name → Yelü Abaoji ⓘ
Yelü Abaoji → name → Emperor Taizu of Liao ⓘ
linked to: Yelü Abaoji
Yelü Abaoji → alsoKnownAs → Abaoji ⓘ
linked to: Yelü Abaoji
Yelü clan → notableMember → Yelü Abaoji ⓘ