Emperor Shizong of Liao

Emperor Shizong of Liao
遼世宗
Emperor of the Liao dynasty
Reign16 May 947 – 7 October 951
PredecessorEmperor Taizong
SuccessorEmperor Muzong
BornWuyu (Khitan name)
Yelü Ruan (sinicised name)
29 January 919
Died7 October 951(951-10-07) (aged 32)
Burial
Xianling Mausoleum (顯陵, alongside his father; in present-day Beizhen, Jinzhou, Liaoning)
Spouse
Names
Family name: Yēlǜ (耶律)
Khitan given name: Wùyù (兀欲)
Sinicised given name: Ruǎn (阮)
Era name and dates
Tianlu (天祿): 947–951
Regnal name
Emperor Tianshou (天授皇帝)
Posthumous name
Emperor Xiaohe Zhuangxian (孝和莊憲皇帝)
Temple name
Shizong (世宗)
HouseYelü
DynastyLiao
FatherYelü Bei
MotherEmpress Dowager Xiao
Emperor Shizong of Liao
Traditional Chinese遼世宗
Simplified Chinese辽世宗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiáo Shìzōng
Wuyu (Khitan name)
Chinese兀欲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWùyù
Yelü Ruan
Chinese耶律阮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYēlǜ Ruǎn

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.