Taizu of Liao, Khitan ruler (born 872)

Abaoji

Emperor of the Liao dynasty from 916 to 926

Abaoji, posthumously known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Liao, was a Khitan leader and the founding emperor of the Liao dynasty of China, ruling from 916 to 926. He had a sinicised name, Yelü Yi; some sources suggest that Abaoji's family name, Yelü, was adopted…