Shu Lüping
ConsortsShizong's grandmother. In 947, he wanted to establish his youngest son Li Hu. After the defeat, he recognized Shizong as the throne in the cross-crossing treaty, and was immediately imprisoned in Zuzhou. He died in 953.
Dynasties of ChinaLiao dynastyLiao dynasty lineage
ShizongYelü Ruan
Tianlu · Reign 947—951
Following Taizong's southern expedition, he was proclaimed emperor in the army. After defeating his grandmother Shulu, he was killed after reigning for four years.
IBiography
- Reign
- 4 years
- Reign era
- Tianlu
- Order of accession
- Ruler #3 · Liao dynasty lineage
- Life dates
- 918—951
- Titles
- Temple name: Shizong · Posthumous title: Emperor Xiaohezhuangxian · Buried at Xianling Mausoleum
Yelü Ruan, also known as Wuyu, is the eldest son of King Yelü Bei. After his father fled to the Later Tang Dynasty, he stayed in Liao Dynasty, where he was favored by his uncle Taizong and granted the title of King Kang forever. He followed the army in the southern expedition to the Later Jin Dynasty. Taizong died in Luancheng in 947, and the generals accompanying him supported him as emperor in Zhenyang. The Empress Dowager Shulu wanted to give birth to her youngest son Li Hu, but the attack failed. The two sides faced off across the Huanghe River. After Yelü Wuzhi mediated, the Empress Dowager gave in, and she and Li Hu were immediately imprisoned in Zuzhou.
Shizong admired Han culture, appointed Han ministers, and first set up the Privy Envoy of the Beiyuan, making the N&S official system more complete. However, after he came to the throne, the clan nobles repeatedly conspired to rebel, and the internal affairs were always unstable. After the Zhou Dynasty and the Han Dynasty in 951, the Northern Han Dynasty asked for help. Shizong decided to march south. The army marched to Xianggu Mountain in Guihua Prefecture. The clan Yelü Chage took advantage of his drunkenness to launch a rebellion. Shizong was killed at the age of thirty-four.
IITimeline
During the reign · 947—951
PoliticsZhenyang ascended the throne
In April, Taizong died of illness in Luancheng. The generals accompanying the army were unwilling to support the cruel emperor's younger brother Li Hu, so they proclaimed Yong Kang Yelü Ruan as emperor in Zhenyang (now Zhengding, Hebei). He immediately led his army back north to compete with his grandmother for the throne.
PoliticsCovenant of crossing
Queen Mother Shulu sent Li Hu to lead the troops to attack, but was defeated by Shizong's vanguard at Taidequan. The two armies faced each other across the Huanghe River, and Yelü Wuzhi tried to persuade them. The Queen Mother finally recognized Shizong's accession to the throne, which was known as the "Crossing Agreement" in history. Soon the Queen Mother and Li Hu were imprisoned in Zuzhou.
PoliticsBeiyuan Privy Envoy was first established
An Tuan was appointed as the privy envoy of the North Academy and was in charge of the Khitan military affairs. After that, the Northern Privy Council and the Southern Privy Council, which were in charge of Han affairs, were established side by side and became the most important military and political center of Liao Dynasty, and the N & S front official system became more complete.
PoliticsClan rebellion
Taizong's son Yelu Tiande and his relative Xiao Han successively rebelled. Shizong first punished Tiande, and the following year Xiao Han conspired with his wife and Taizong's daughter Abili to rebel. Xiao Han was executed, Abili died in prison, and the political situation was turbulent.
DiplomacyRegistered in the Northern Han Dynasty
After the establishment of the Han Dynasty in the Wei Dynasty, Liu Chong, a clan member of the Later Han Dynasty, proclaimed himself emperor in Taiyuan, established the Northern Han Dynasty, and asked for help from his nephew in the Liao Dynasty. Shizong canonized Liu Chong as Emperor Shenwu of the Han Dynasty, and the Northern Han Dynasty became Liao Dynasty's barrier in the Central Plains.
PoliticsChanges in Vulcan Lake
In September, he led his army south to aid the Northern Han Dynasty and went to Huoshen Lake in Xianggu Mountain, Guihua Prefecture. After offering sacrifices to his father, he drank with the officials until they were drunk. King Yelü Chage of Taining took the opportunity to launch a rebellion, Shizong was killed, and the southern expedition was suspended.
IIIPeople of this reign
Yelü Wuzhi
PoliticsKnown for his foresight. In 947, he mediated between Shizong and the Queen Mother Shulu, brokering an agreement across the border and averting a civil war; in 951, during the Huoshendian Incident, he initiated the crusade against Chagong.
Yelü Chage
PoliticsThe son of King Yelu Anduan of the Ming Dynasty, he has a respectful appearance and is deeply trusted by Shizong. In 951, during the southern expedition with the army, he launched a rebellion and killed Shizong. He was later punished and executed by the kings.