Yelu Abaoji

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Historical Figure
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Centralized government
gptkbp:alliance Song Dynasty
gptkbp:appearsIn Historical dramas
gptkbp:born 872
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Nanjing_(Liao)
gptkbp:children gptkb:Yelu_Deguang
gptkbp:culturalContribution Promotion of Khitan culture
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Trade with neighboring states
Support of Buddhism and Taoism
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on later dynasties
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Khitan_nobility
gptkbp:died 926
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations With the Tang Dynasty
gptkbp:dynasty Liao Dynasty
gptkbp:era Liao era
gptkbp:famousQuote "To rule is to serve."
gptkbp:governance Feudal system
gptkbp:historicalImpact Establishment of a multi-ethnic state
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Symbol of Khitan identity
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Debate over legitimacy of rule
Liao History
Varied perspectives in historiography
gptkbp:historicalRecords Book of Liao
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First emperor of the Liao Dynasty
Pioneer_of_Khitan_statehood.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yelu Abaoji
gptkbp:influence Mongol Empire
Khitan_script_development
gptkbp:knownFor Founding the Liao Dynasty
gptkbp:language gptkb:Khitan_language
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Foundation_of_Khitan_rule_in_China
gptkbp:militaryRank General
Horse archery
Various nomadic tribes
Conquest_of_Northern_China
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Khitan
gptkbp:notable_recipients Unification of Khitan tribes
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Yellow_River
gptkbp:notableEvent Expansion of territory
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Yelu_Chucai
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Khitan_people
gptkbp:politicalParty Land redistribution
gptkbp:predecessor nan
gptkbp:reignEnd 926
gptkbp:reignStart 907
gptkbp:religion Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Empress_Xiao
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Yelu_Deguang
Emperor
gptkbp:territory Northeast_China
gptkbp:title gptkb:Emperor_Taizu_of_Liao