|
The Liao honored Confucian philosophy but the rulers patronized Chinese Buddhism. The Khitan dialect and the Han language were the main languages used by the Liao. Chinese Folklores & Festivals Website
Collapse of the Liao Dynasty
www.1155815.cn
After the prosperity enjoyed during the reigns of Emperor Shengzong and Xingzong, the Liao Dynasty went into a decline. In the early years of the 12th century, the Jurchen tribe gradually grew in strength and became a great threat to the Liao. In 1115, the Jurchen established their own dynasty Jin (Kin) Dynasty (1115 - 1234) with Aguda as the emperor. In the same year, the Jin army captured Huanglong, a strategically important town of the Liao. Later the Jurchen established an alliance with the Song so as to attack the Liao. This was doubtless an alliance that the Song were to come to regret as the Jurchen later defeated the Song and established themselves as the Jin Dynasty in 1115. 中华民俗节庆网
The Liao government, weakened by economical disasters and internal quarrels, became brittle. Quickly, the Jin army occupied most of the Liao territory. In 1125, Emperor Tianzuo was captured by the Jin army, which brought the Liao Dynasty to an end. In 1131, Yelu Dashi, a minister of the former Liao, reestablished the Liao in the Chuhe valley which became known as the Western Liao. In 1218, the Mongols conquered the kingdom of Western Liao.
1155815.cn
The Liao Dynasty lased for 219 years with nine emperors occupying the throne. At the height of its power and influence, its territory reached the coast of the Northern Sea, the Eastern Sea, the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea in the east, the Jinshan (now the Altai Mountain) and Liusha (now the Bailongdui Desert in Xinjiang) in the west, the Kelulun, the E'erkun and the Selun'ge Rivers in the north, the southern side of the Outer Xing'anling Mountains in the northeast, the northern part of Shanxi, Baigou in Hebei Province and the northern part of Gansu in the south.
民俗节庆网
|
