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Emperor Daozong of Liao

Liao · Liao, Western Xia and Jin · 8th ruler

遼道宗 Liáo Dàozōng耶律洪基 Yélǜ Hóngjī

Wade–Giles: Liao Tao-tsung · Yeh-lü Hung-chi

Reigned 1055–1101 (45 years)

Reigned 45 years (1055–1101). Died at 70 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 8th ruler of Liao.

Facts

Reign
28 August 1055 – 12 February 1101 (8th ruler of Liao)
Length of reign
45 years
Born
Unknown
Died
12 February 1101
Age at accession
Unknown
Age at death
70
Cause of death
Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)
Path to the throne
Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)
Era names
  • 清寧 Qīngníng (proclaimed 1055)
  • 咸雍 Xiányōng (proclaimed 1065)
  • 大康 Dàkāng (proclaimed 1075)
  • 大安 Dà'ān (proclaimed 1085)
  • 壽昌 Shòuchāng (proclaimed 1095)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes
5
General amnesties
11
Empresses installed
2
Crown princes deposed
1
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
3
Rebellions faced
4
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Liao

All 9 emperors of Liao