Emperor Xingzong of Liao

Emperor Xingzong of Liao
遼興宗
Emperor of the Liao dynasty
Reign25 June 1031 – 28 August 1055
PredecessorEmperor Shengzong
SuccessorEmperor Daozong
BornZhigu (Khitan name)
Yelü Zongzhen (sinicised name)
3 April 1016
Died28 August 1055(1055-08-28) (aged 39)
Burial
Yongxing Mausoleum (永興陵, in present-day Bairin Right Banner, Inner Mongolia)
SpouseXiao Dali
Names
Family name: Yēlǜ (耶律)
Khitan given name: Zhīgǔ (只骨)
Sinicised given name: Zōngzhēn (宗真)
Era dates
Jingfu (景福): 1031–1032
Chongxi(重熙): 1032–1055
Posthumous name
Emperor Shensheng Xiaozhang
(神聖孝章皇帝)
Temple name
Xingzong (興宗)
HouseYelü
DynastyLiao
FatherEmperor Shengzong
MotherXiao Noujin
Emperor Xingzong of Liao
Traditional Chinese遼興宗
Simplified Chinese辽兴宗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiáo Xīngzōng
Zhigu (Khitan name)
Chinese只骨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhīgǔ
Yelü Zongzhen (sinicised name)
Chinese耶律宗真
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYēlǜ Zōngzhēn

Emperor Xingzong of Liao (3 April 1016 – 28 August 1055), personal name Zhigu, sinicised name Yelü Zongzhen, was the seventh emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.