The Khitan people (Khitan small script : ; Chinese : 契丹 ; pinyin : Qìdān ) were a historical para-Mongolic nomadic people from Northeast Asia who, from the 4th century, inhabited an area corresponding to parts of modern Mongolia , Northeast China and the Russian Far East . As a people they descended from the proto-Mongols through the Xianbei .[ 1]
The period of the Ancient Eight Tribes
Hechen (何辰) a Khitan chieftain (baghatur) (契丹莫弗賀) (ca.470)
Mer-gan (Hanzi : 勿于 pinyin : Wuyu) another baghatur (ca. 479)
Duomi Khagan (多彌可汗) (ca. 585)
The Dahe Tribal Confederation (618-730) (大賀氏)
Governor-general of Songmo (松漠都督)
Name of the clan
(Khitan or granted Chinese ) First name
Period of reign
Chinese characters
Westernized
Chinese characters
Westernized
大賀氏
Dahe
咄羅
Duoluo
618/622-627
大賀氏
Dahe
摩會
Mohui
627-644
大賀氏
Dahe
李窟哥
(Li) Kuge
644-653/658
大賀氏
Dahe
阿卜固 / 阿不固
Abugu
653/658-660
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
660-675
大賀氏
Dahe
李盡忠
Li Jinzhong
675-696
内稽氏
Neiji tribe
孫萬榮
Sun Wanrong
696-697
大賀氏
Dahe
李失活
(Li) Shihuo
697-717
大賀氏
Dahe
李娑固 / 李婆固
(Li) Suogu / (Li) Pogu
717-720
大賀氏
Dahe
李郁于 / 李鬱干
(Li) Yuyu / (Li) Yugan
720-722/724
大賀氏
Dahe
李吐于 / 李吐干 / 李咄于
(Li) Tuyu / (Li) Tugan / (Li) Duoyu
722/724-725
大賀氏
Dahe
李邵固
(Li) Shaogu
725-730
Prefecture of Xuanzhou (玄州)
Khitans tribes who did not belong to the Dahe confederation but living at the same period
Name of the clan
(Khitan or granted Chinese ) First name
Period of reign
Chinese characters
Westernized
Chinese characters
Westernized
(李)去閭
(Li) Qulü
據曲 / 曲據
Juqu / Quju
646-648
Other Khitan chieftains (酋長)
The Yaonian Tribal Confederation (730-906) (遙輦氏)
The supreme chieftain of the Khitan (khagans)
Title name
(Khitan or granted Chinese ) First name
Period of reign
Chinese characters
Westernized
Chinese characters
Westernized
洼可汗
Wa khaghan
屈列
Julü (Qulie)
730-734
北平郡王
Prince of Beiping
李過折
(Li) Guozhe
735
阻午可汗
Zuwu Khagan
俎里 (李懷秀/李懷節)
Zuli (Li) Huaixiu/(Li) Huaijie
735-745
胡剌可汗
Hula khaghan
楷落
Kailuo
746-778
蘇可汗
Su khaghan
Unknown
Unknown
778-800
鮮質可汗
Xianzhi khaghan
Unknown
Unknown
800-820
昭古可汗
Zhaogu khaghan
Unknown
Unknown
820-842
耶瀾可汗
Yelan khaghan
屈戌
Qushu
842-860
巴剌可汗
Bala khaghan
習爾之 / 習爾
Xi'erzhi / Xi'er
860-882
痕德堇可汗 / 痕德可汗
Hendeji khaghan/Hende khaghan
欽德
Qinde
882-906
Liao dynasty (916-1125)
There were nine emperors of the Liao dynasty , which at its height ruled over an area composing modern day Mongolia and northern China for over two hundred years. The emperors of the Liao dynasty were Khitans from Yelü clan .
Liao Dynasty 916-1125
Temple Names ( Miao Hao 廟號 miàohào)
Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號 shìhào)
Birth Names
Period of Reigns
Era Names (Nian Hao 年號 niánhào) and their according range of years
Convention: "Liao" + temple name except Liao Tianzuodi who is referred using "Liao" + posthumous name
Taizu (太祖 Tàizǔ)
Shen Tian Huangdi
Yelü Abaoji (耶律阿保機 Yēlǜ Ābǎojī)
916-926
Shence (神冊 Shéncè) 916-922[ 2] Tianzan (天贊 Tiānzàn) 922-926[ 3]
Taizong (太宗 Tàizōng)
Xiao Wu Huangdi
Yelü Deguang (耶律德光 Yēlǜ Déguāng)
926-947
Tianxian (天顯 Tiānxiǎn) 926-937[ 4] Huitong (會同 Huìtóng) 937-947[ 5] Datong (大同 Dàtóng) 947[ 6]
Shizong (世宗 Shìzōng)
Tian Shou Huangdi
Yelü Ruan (耶律阮 Yēlǜ Ruǎn)
947-951
Tianlu (天祿 Tiānlù) 947-951[ 7]
Muzong (穆宗 Mùzōng)
Yelü Jing (耶律璟 Yēlǜ Jǐng)
951-969
Yingli (應曆 Yìnglì) 951-969[ 8]
Jingzong (景宗 Jǐngzōng)
Yelü Xian (耶律賢 Yēlǜ Xián)
969-982
Baoning (保寧 Bǎoníng) 969-979[ 9] Qianheng (乾亨 Qiánhēng) 979-982[ 10]
Shengzong (聖宗 Shèngzōng)
Wen Wu Da Xiao Xuan Huangdi
Yelü Longxu (耶律隆緒 Yēlǜ Lóngxù)
982-1031
Qianheng (乾亨 Qiánhēng) 982[ 10] Tonghe (統和 Tǒnghé) 983-1012[ 11] Kaitai (開泰 Kāitài) 1012-1021[ 12] Taiping (太平 Tàipíng) 1021-1031[ 13]
Xingzong (興宗 Xīngzōng)
Xiao Zheng Huangdi
Yelü Zongzhen (耶律宗真 Yēlǜ Zōngzhēn)
1031–1055
Jingfu (景福 Jǐngfú) 1031-1032[ 14] Chongxi (重熙 Chóngxī) 1032-1055[ 15]
Daozong (道宗 Dàozōng)
Yelü Hongji (耶律洪基 Yēlǜ Hóngjī)
1055–1101
Qingning (清寧 Qīngníng) 1055-1064[ 16] Xianyong (咸雍 Xiányōng) 1065-1074[ 17] Taikang (太康 Tàikāng) or Dakang (大康 Dàkāng) 1075-1084[ 18] Da'an (大安 Dà'ān) 1085-1094[ 19] Shouchang (壽昌 Shòuchāng) or Shoulong (壽隆 Shòulóng) 1095-1101[ 20]
Tianzuodi (天祚帝 Tiānzuòdì)
Yelü Yanxi (耶律延禧 Yēlǜ Yánxǐ)
1101–1125
Qiantong (乾統 Qiántǒng) 1101-1110[ 21] Tianqing (天慶 Tiānqìng) 1111-1120[ 22] Baoda (保大 Bǎodà) 1121-1125[ 23]
Qara Khitai/Western Liao (1124-1218)
Sovereigns of Qara Khitai 1124-1218
Temple Names (Miao Hao 廟號 miàohào)
Posthumous Names (Shi Hao 諡號 shìhào)
Birth Names
Convention[citation needed ]
Period of Reign
Era Names (Nian Hao 年號 niánhào) and their according range of years
Dezong (德宗 Dézōng)
Tianyouwuliedi (天祐武烈帝 Tiānyòuwǔlièdì)
Yelü Dashi (耶律大石 Yēlǜ Dàshí or 耶律達實 Yēlǜ Dáshí) 1
use birth name
1124-1144
Yanqing (延慶 Yánqìng) 1124 or 1125-1134
Kangguo (康國 Kāngguó) 1134-1144
Did not exist
Gantianhou (感天后 Gǎntiānhòu)
Tabuyan (塔不煙 Tǎbùyān)
"Xi Liao" + posthumous name
1144-1150
Xianqing (咸清 Xiánqīng) 1144-1150
Emperor Renzong of Western Liao (仁宗 Rénzōng)
Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign
Yelü Yilie (耶律夷列 Yēlǜ Yíliè)
"Xi Liao" + temple name
1150-1164
Shaoxing (紹興 Shàoxīng) or Xuxing (Xùxīng 續興)2 1150-1164
Did not exist
Chengtianhou (承天后 Chéngtiānhòu)
Yelü Pusuwan (耶律普速完 Yēlǜ Pǔsùwán)
"Xi Liao" + posthumous name
1164-1178
Chongfu (崇福 Chóngfú) 1164-1178
Did not exist
Mozhu (末主 Mòzhǔ) or Modi (末帝 Mòdì)
Yelü Zhilugu (耶律直魯古 Yēlǜ Zhílǔgǔ)
use birth name
1178-1211
Tianxi (天禧 Tiānxī) 1178-1218
Did not exist
Did not exist
Kuchlug (Ch. 屈出律 Qūchūlǜ)
use birth name
1211-1218
1 "Dashi" might be the Chinese title "Taishi", meaning "vizier"; or, it could mean "Stone" in Turkish, as the Chinese transliteration suggests.
2 Recently discovered Western Liao coins have the era name "Xuxing", suggesting that the era name "Shaoxing" recorded in Chinese sources may be incorrect.[ 24]
Qutlugh-Khanid dynasty
The family name Li is a "rewarded" name being similar to the Emperor's name Li of the Tang dynasty .
See also
References
^ "China's Liao Dynasty" . Asia Society .
^ Bo (1977) 842-845.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 845-849.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 849-856.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 856-863.
^ Bo (1977), p. 863.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 863-867.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 867-879.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 879-882.
^ a b Bo (1977), pp. 882-883.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 883-893.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 893-895.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 895-896.
^ Bo (1977), p. 896.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 896-905.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 905-908.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 908-913.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 913-917.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 918-921.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 922-927.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 927-929.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 929-932.
^ Bo (1977), pp. 933-935.
^ Belyaev, V.A.; Nastich, V.N.; Sidorovich, S.V. (2012). "The coinage of Qara Khitay: a new evidence (on the reign title of the Western Liao Emperor Yelü Yilie)". Proceedings of the 3rd Simone Assemani Symposium, September 23–24, 2011, Rome .
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