Emperor Taizong of Liao

Reign: 927 – 947; 947 – 947
Life: 902–947

Background Yelü Deguang was born in 902, before the founding of the Liao dynasty . His father was the Yelü clan chieftain Yelü Abaoji , and his mother was Yelü Abaoji wife Shulü Ping ; he was their second son. As a young adult, he was described by the History of Liao as serious in his appearance and kind in his disposition, and often participating in his parents' governance of the state. In 923, under him, Liao forces captured Jin's Ping Prefecture (平州, in modern Qinhuangdao , Hebei ), and also defeated the Huxun Tribe (胡遜) of the Xi .

During Emperor Taizong of Liao's reign, Constantine VII ruled Rome, Emperor Suzaku ruled Japan, and Constantine II of Scotland ruled Scotland.

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