Emperor Tianzuo of Liao

Emperor Tianzuo of Liao
遼天祚帝
Emperor of the Liao dynasty
Reign12 February 1101 – 26 March 1125
PredecessorEmperor Daozong
SuccessorDynasty abolished
(Yelü Dashi as Emperor of the Western Liao dynasty)
BornYelü Yanxi
Aguo (infant name)
5 June 1075
Died1128[1] (aged 53)/1156[2] (aged 81)
SpouseXiao Duolilan
Era dates
Qiantong (乾統; 1101–1110)
Tianqing (天慶; 1111–1120)
Baoda (保大; 1121–1125)
Regnal name
Emperor Tianzuo (天祚皇帝)
HouseYelü
DynastyLiao
FatherYelu Jun
MotherLady Xiao
Emperor Tianzuo of Liao
Traditional Chinese遼天祚帝
Simplified Chinese辽天祚帝
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiáo Tiānzuò Dì
Aguo (infant name)
Chinese阿果
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀguǒ
Yelü Yanxi (sinicised name)
Chinese耶律延禧
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYēlǜ Yánxǐ
Yanning (courtesy name)
Traditional Chinese延寧
Simplified Chinese延宁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYánníng

Emperor Tianzuo of Liao (5 June 1075 – 1128 or 1156), personal name Yelü Yanxi, courtesy name Yanning, was the ninth and last emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He succeeded his grandfather, Emperor Daozong, in 1101 and reigned until the fall of the Liao dynasty in 1125.

  1. ^ History of Liao
  2. ^ Da Song Xuanhe Yishi (大宋宣和遗事)