Xiao Tabuyan

Xiao Tabuyan
蕭塔不煙
Regent of the Western Liao dynasty
Regency1143–1150
PredecessorYelü Dashi (as emperor)
SuccessorYelü Yilie (as emperor)
SpouseYelü Dashi
IssueYelü Yilie
Yelü Pusuwan
Era name and dates
Xiánqīng (咸清): 1144–1150
Regnal name
Empress Gǎntiān (感天皇后)
HouseXiao
DynastyWestern Liao
ReligionBuddhism

Xiao Tabuyan (Chinese: 蕭塔不煙; pinyin: Xiāo Tǎbùyān, died after 1150) was empress of the Western Liao dynasty (Qara Khitai) by marriage to her cousin Yelü Dashi (Emperor Dezong). She was known in Muslim sources as Kuyang or Orghina.[1] She served as the regent of the empire for her son, Yelü Yilie (Emperor Renzong), from 1143 to 1150 during his minority.

  1. ^ Michal., Biran (2005). The empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian history : between China and the Islamic world. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0521066026. OCLC 59353154.