Emperor Taizong of Liao

Emperor Taizong of Liao
遼太宗
Emperor of the Liao dynasty
Reign11 December 927 – 18 May 947
PredecessorEmperor Taizu
SuccessorEmperor Shizong
BornYaogu (Khitan name)
Yelü Deguang (sinicised name)
25 November 902
Died18 May 947(947-05-18) (aged 44)
Burial
Huailing Mausoleum (懷陵, in present-day Bairin Right Banner, Inner Mongolia)
SpouseXiao Wen
IssueEmperor Muzong of Liao
Yelü Yanchege, Crown Prince (Imperial Uncle) Qinjing
Names
Family name: Yēlǜ (耶律)
Khitan given name: Yáogǔ (堯骨)
Sinicised given name: Déguāng (德光)
Era dates
Tianxian (天顯): 927–938
Huitong (會同): 938–947
Datong (大同): 947
Regnal name
Emperor Sisheng (嗣聖皇帝)
Posthumous name
Emperor Xiaowu Huiwen (孝武惠文皇帝)
Temple name
Taizong (太宗)
HouseYelü
DynastyLiao
FatherEmperor Taizu
MotherEmpress Shulü Ping
Emperor Taizong of Liao
Traditional Chinese遼太宗
Simplified Chinese辽太宗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiáo Tàizōng
Yaogu (Khitan name)
Traditional Chinese堯骨
Simplified Chinese尧骨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáogǔ
Yelü Deguang (sinicised name)
Chinese耶律德光
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYēlǜ Déguāng
Dejin (courtesy name)
Traditional Chinese德謹
Simplified Chinese德谨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDéjǐn

Emperor Taizong of Liao (25 November 902 – 18 May 947), personal name Yaogu, sinicised name Yelü Deguang, courtesy name Dejin, was the second emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.

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