State · 916 – 1125
Liao dynasty
A state of 916 – 1125 — 209 years in East and Southeast Asia. It replaced Parhae, Later Jin (Five Dynasties) and Chŏngan and 1 more. It was replaced by Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Qara Khitai and Northern Liao and 1 more. The atlas records 9 things within it — people 9. Its line of rulers holds 10 people, 9 with dated terms. Its own article says it was conquered by Jin dynasty.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the state.
- Stood
- 209 years
- 916 – 1125
- Rulers
- 10
- the Emperor of China
- Most ground
- 1.92 million km²
- in 936
- Within it
- 9
- recorded rows
Where it sits in time
Five thousand years, 3000 BCE to 2026; the state in gold, what it replaced or followed and what replaced or followed it in grey.
Before and after
The states the record files it as replacing or following, and those that replaced or followed it - Wikidata's own statements, each read from this state's side.
Before it
- Later Jin (Five Dynasties) · replaces · 936 – 947
- Parhae · replaces · 698 – 926
- Chŏngan · replaces · 938 – 986
- Xingliao · replaces · 1029 – 1030
After it
- Northern Liao · replaced by · 1122 – 1123
- Northern Liao · replaced by
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · replaced by · 1115 – 1234
- Qara Khitai · replaced by · 1124 – 1218
How it ended, as its article says
Conquered by Jin dynasty, 1125. Read from the article's section “lead” by its grammar; the claim is only that the article says so.
The Liao dynasty was destroyed by the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in 1125 with the capture of the Emperor Tianzuo of Liao.
One sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rulers
The line of Emperor of China.
| Ruler | Reign | Length | How it ended · source | To the ruler before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaoji | 916 – 926 | 10 years | died in office, manner not recordedWikidata's end cause on the term | |
| Emperor Taizong of Liao | 927 – 947 | 20 years | died in office, manner not recordedWikidata's end cause on the term | child |
| Emperor Shizong of Liao | 947 – 951 | 4 years | killedWikidata's manner of death | nephew or niece |
| Emperor Muzong of Liao | 951 – 969 | 18 years | killedWikidata's manner of death | |
| Emperor Jingzong of Liao | 969 – 982 | 13 years | died in office, manner not recordedWikidata's end cause on the term | |
| Emperor Shengzong of Liao | 982 – 1031 | 49 years | died in office, manner not recordedWikidata's end cause on the term | child |
| Emperor Xingzong of Liao | 1031 – 1055 | 24 years | died in office, manner not recordedWikidata's end cause on the term | child |
| Emperor Daozong of Liao | 1055 – 1101 | 46 years | died in office, manner not recordedWikidata's end cause on the term | child |
| Emperor Tianzuo of Liao | 1101 – 1125 | 24 years | deposed or removedWikidata's end cause on the term | grandchild |
10 rulers, 9 with terms dated as terms, covering 916 – 1125. Median reign 20 years. 2 of 8 handovers irregular - a killing, a deposition, a rival claimant, a rising or a coup beside it. A blank in the last column means no kin on record, which is coverage, never “unrelated”.
Ground held, by year
km² inside its borders as the borders dataset draws them, measured on an equal-area grid; a step series, held between the years the dataset maps.
265,400 km² in 916, 1.92 million km² in 1125; at its largest 1.92 million km² in 936. Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0.
What happened within it, by century
Every row the atlas hosts under this state, by the century it began in: wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey. A tall bar is a century the record is full for, which is partly a fact about Wikipedia.
900 – 9995 rows
- Emperor Jingzong of Liao · ruler · 948 – 982
- Emperor Taizong of Liao · ruler · 902 – 947
- Emperor Muzong of Liao · ruler · 931 – 969
- Emperor Shizong of Liao · ruler · 919 – 951
- Emperor Shengzong of Liao · ruler · 972 – 1031
1000 – 10993 rows
- Emperor Daozong of Liao · ruler · 1032 – 1101
- Emperor Xingzong of Liao · ruler · 1016 – 1055
- Emperor Tianzuo of Liao · ruler · 1075 – 1128
Among all states
Each measure against the states that carry it, never against all of them: a bar is the share of those states below this one.
- How long it stood209 years
stood longer than 64% of 3,187 states with a recorded end or still standing.
- The most ground it held1,920,900 km²
held more ground at its peak than 91% of 1,465 states with a border in Cliopatria.
- Wars recorded per centurynone
had more wars on record per century than 44% of 3,187 states, counting the wars the atlas hosts under each.
- How long a reign lasted, at the median20 years
had longer reigns, at the median, than 62% of 967 states whose dated line can carry a median.
- Rulers on record10
has more rulers on record than 80% of 1,968 states with a line of rulers.
What led to it, and what came of it
The investigation's own picture: 6 causes the record names and 2 results, the strongest six of each at their own years, joined to the state by the kind of claim - a recorded statement solid, the article's sentence dashed, a theory dash-dot.
Open the investigation: every row with its evidence, the conditions at the time, the theories condition by condition, and the succession analysed.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 895 – 1146, with everything that stood beside it.
- On the map in 936, live: scrub the year and watch its borders move.
- Investigate it: what led to it, what came of it, and its succession analysed.
Wikidata Q4958 (CC0) · borders Cliopatria, CC BY 4.0 · coast and rivers Natural Earth · one sentence of the English Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA 4.0 · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.