Emperor Shizong of Liao
遼世宗 |
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| Reign | 16 May 947 – 7 October 951 |
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| Predecessor | Emperor Taizong |
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| Successor | Emperor Muzong |
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| Born | Wuyu (Khitan name)
Yelü Ruan (sinicised name)
29 January 919 |
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| Died | 7 October 951(951-10-07) (aged 32) |
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| Burial | Xianling Mausoleum (顯陵, alongside his father; in present-day Beizhen, Jinzhou, Liaoning) |
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Family name: Yēlǜ (耶律)
Khitan given name: Wùyù (兀欲)
Sinicised given name: Ruǎn (阮) | |
| Tianlu (天祿): 947–951 | |
| Emperor Tianshou (天授皇帝) | |
| Emperor Xiaohe Zhuangxian (孝和莊憲皇帝) | |
| Shizong (世宗) |
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| House | Yelü |
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| Dynasty | Liao |
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| Father | Yelü Bei |
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| Mother | Empress Dowager Xiao |
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Emperor Shizong of Liao (29 January 919 – 7 October 951), personal name Wuyu, sinicised name Yelü Ruan, was the third emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He was the son of Yelü Bei, the eldest son of Abaoji (Emperor Taizu), the founder of the Liao dynasty. He ascended to the imperial throne in 947 after the death of his uncle, Emperor Taizong, who raised him in his father's absence.