Emperor Daozong of Liao (14 September 1032 – 12 February 1101), personal name Chala, sinicised name Yelü Hongji, was the eighth emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China.
The Pagoda of Fugong Temple, built in 1056 at the site of Daozong's grandmother's family home in Ying County, Shanxi.
Emperor Daozong succeeded his father, Emperor Xingzong, in 1055. He was notable for reviving the official dynastic name "Great Liao" in 1066, a designation first given the empire by the Emperor Taizong in 947. Other noteworthy achievements made during his reign include the completion of a Liao edition of the Buddhist Tripitaka and the construction of the Sakyamuni Pagoda in 1056.
Emperor Daozong faced a number of assassination attempts throughout his life. In 1063, a group of Khitans, angry that their system of tribal justice had been put under local administration by ethnic Han, ambushed the emperor while he was on a hunting trip. Emperor Daozong survived the attack and the rebels were executed. However, in order to reassert his legitimacy as emperor, he was forced to perform a traditional "rebirth" ceremony. In 1070, he restructured the Liao legal system to reflect the differences in Han and Khitan customs.
Emperor Daozong's wife, Xiao Guanyin, was said to have been a virtuous woman who would persuade him to be a good leader and to purge corrupt officials. However, Daozong was not interested in ruling the empire and did not take her advice seriously. Xiao Guanyin would stay in her chambers and write poetry to pass the time. A corrupt official by the name of Yelü Yixin (耶律乙辛) feared the influence she had on the emperor and plotted to have her removed. Yelü Yixin conspired with a palace maiden into tricking the empress into writing a love poem. When Xiao Guanyin had finished writing the poem, Yelü Yixin presented the poem to Emperor Daozong, and insisted that the poem contained hidden messages that the empress was having an affair with another man. Emperor Daozong believed Yelü Yixin, and executed the empress in 1075. Yelü Yixin then went on to execute the crown prince and any other officials he did not like. Eventually, Emperor Daozong caught on, and began to take away Yelü Yixin's privileges one by one. Yelü Yixin then attempted to defect to Song, but was caught in the process; he was finally executed in 1083 AD, but the damage he had done to the empire was already done.
Epitaph for Empress Xuanyi, the consort of Emperor Daozong
Emperor Daozong's reign was fraught with corruption. He spent lavishly on his palaces and his Buddhist worship. Many people under his rule were angered by the high taxes and began to rebel against the Liao dynasty, most notably the Jurchen tribes which would eventually establish the Jin dynasty and overthrow the Liao dynasty.
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Consort and issue(s):
Empress Xuanyi, of the Xiao clan (宣懿皇后 蕭氏, 1040–13 December 1075), personal name Guanyin (觀音), first cousin once removed
Yelü Jun, Crown Prince Zhaohuai (耶律濬 昭懷太子, 1058 – 1077)[note 1], 1st son. Father of Emperor Tianzuo
Princess of Wei (魏國公主), personal name Sagezhi (撒葛只), 1st daughter
Married Xiao Xiamo (蕭霞抹)
Princess of Zhao (趙國公主, d. 1089), personal name Jiuli (糾里), 2nd daughter
Married Xiao Tabuye, Prince of Lanling (蘭陵郡王 蕭撻不也)
Imperial Princess Liang of Song (梁宋國大長公主), personal name Teli (特里), 3rd daughter
Married Xiao Chouwu (蕭酬斡)
Married Xiao Temo (蕭特末) and had issue (two sons)
Grand Consort Dowager Feng, of the Xiao clan (太皇太妃 蕭氏, d. 1181), personal name Tansi (坦思)[note 2] – No issue.
Lady, of the Xiao clan (蕭氏), personal name Wotelan (斡特懶)[note 3] – No issue.
^Younger sister of Xiao Xiamo (蕭霞抹); she was actually an Empress Consort, but later was demoted into "Gracious Consort" (惠妃, Huifei).
^His second wife, Xiao Tansi's little sister. Lady Wotelan was actually already married to Yelü Sui (耶律綏) but later was taken into the Harem Palace by Daozong own.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Emperor Daozong of Liao news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Emperor Daozong of Liao 14 September 1032 12 February 1101 personal name Chala sinicised name Yelu Hongji was the eighth emperor of the Khitan led Liao dynasty of China Emperor Daozong of Liao遼道宗Emperor of the Liao dynastyReign28 August 1055 12 February 1101PredecessorEmperor XingzongSuccessorEmperor TianzuoBornChala Khitan name Yelu Hongji sinicised name 14 September 1032Died12 February 1101 1101 02 12 aged 68 BurialYongfu Mausoleum 永福陵 in present day Bairin Right Banner Inner Mongolia SpouseXiao GuanyinXiao TansiNamesFamily name Yelǜ 耶律 Khitan given name Chala 查剌 Sinicised given name Hongji 洪基 Era datesQingning 清寧 1055 1064 Xianyong 咸雍 1065 1074Dakang 大康 1075 1084Da an 大安 1085 1094Shouchang 壽昌 1095 1101Posthumous nameEmperor Rensheng Daxiao Wen 仁聖大孝文皇帝 Temple nameDaozong 道宗 HouseYeluDynastyLiaoFatherEmperor XingzongMotherEmpress Xiao DaliEmperor Daozong of LiaoTraditional Chinese遼道宗Simplified Chinese辽道宗TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLiao DaozōngChala Khitan name Chinese查剌TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinChalaYelu Hongji sinicised name Chinese耶律洪基TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinYelǜ HongjiLife edit nbsp The Pagoda of Fugong Temple built in 1056 at the site of Daozong s grandmother s family home in Ying County Shanxi Emperor Daozong succeeded his father Emperor Xingzong in 1055 He was notable for reviving the official dynastic name Great Liao in 1066 a designation first given the empire by the Emperor Taizong in 947 Other noteworthy achievements made during his reign include the completion of a Liao edition of the Buddhist Tripitaka and the construction of the Sakyamuni Pagoda in 1056 Emperor Daozong faced a number of assassination attempts throughout his life In 1063 a group of Khitans angry that their system of tribal justice had been put under local administration by ethnic Han ambushed the emperor while he was on a hunting trip Emperor Daozong survived the attack and the rebels were executed However in order to reassert his legitimacy as emperor he was forced to perform a traditional rebirth ceremony In 1070 he restructured the Liao legal system to reflect the differences in Han and Khitan customs Emperor Daozong s wife Xiao Guanyin was said to have been a virtuous woman who would persuade him to be a good leader and to purge corrupt officials However Daozong was not interested in ruling the empire and did not take her advice seriously Xiao Guanyin would stay in her chambers and write poetry to pass the time A corrupt official by the name of Yelu Yixin 耶律乙辛 feared the influence she had on the emperor and plotted to have her removed Yelu Yixin conspired with a palace maiden into tricking the empress into writing a love poem When Xiao Guanyin had finished writing the poem Yelu Yixin presented the poem to Emperor Daozong and insisted that the poem contained hidden messages that the empress was having an affair with another man Emperor Daozong believed Yelu Yixin and executed the empress in 1075 Yelu Yixin then went on to execute the crown prince and any other officials he did not like Eventually Emperor Daozong caught on and began to take away Yelu Yixin s privileges one by one Yelu Yixin then attempted to defect to Song but was caught in the process he was finally executed in 1083 AD but the damage he had done to the empire was already done nbsp Epitaph for Empress Xuanyi the consort of Emperor DaozongEmperor Daozong s reign was fraught with corruption He spent lavishly on his palaces and his Buddhist worship Many people under his rule were angered by the high taxes and began to rebel against the Liao dynasty most notably the Jurchen tribes which would eventually establish the Jin dynasty and overthrow the Liao dynasty Family editConsort and issue s Empress Xuanyi of the Xiao clan 宣懿皇后 蕭氏 1040 13 December 1075 personal name Guanyin 觀音 first cousin once removed Yelu Jun Crown Prince Zhaohuai 耶律濬 昭懷太子 1058 1077 note 1 1st son Father of Emperor Tianzuo Princess of Wei 魏國公主 personal name Sagezhi 撒葛只 1st daughter Married Xiao Xiamo 蕭霞抹 Princess of Zhao 趙國公主 d 1089 personal name Jiuli 糾里 2nd daughter Married Xiao Tabuye Prince of Lanling 蘭陵郡王 蕭撻不也 Imperial Princess Liang of Song 梁宋國大長公主 personal name Teli 特里 3rd daughter Married Xiao Chouwu 蕭酬斡 Married Xiao Temo 蕭特末 and had issue two sons Grand Consort Dowager Feng of the Xiao clan 太皇太妃 蕭氏 d 1181 personal name Tansi 坦思 note 2 No issue Lady of the Xiao clan 蕭氏 personal name Wotelan 斡特懶 note 3 No issue Notes edit father of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Younger sister of Xiao Xiamo 蕭霞抹 she was actually an Empress Consort but later was demoted into Gracious Consort 惠妃 Huifei His second wife Xiao Tansi s little sister Lady Wotelan was actually already married to Yelu Sui 耶律綏 but later was taken into the Harem Palace by Daozong own Emperor Daozong of LiaoHouse of Yelu 916 1125 Born 1032 Died 1101Regnal titlesPreceded byEmperor Xingzong Emperor of the Liao Dynasty1055 1101 Succeeded byEmperor Tianzuo nbsp This Chinese royalty related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emperor Daozong of Liao amp oldid 1178959862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
