PersonAD 872 – AD 926
Yelü Abaoji
Founder of the Khitan Liao state, who destroyed Balhae in 926 and died on the way home
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2 related events
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Yelü Abaoji united the Khitan tribes and proclaimed himself emperor in 916. Destroying Balhae in 926 and gaining the Sixteen Prefectures in 936, the Khitan became the great power of the north.
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The Khitan ruler Yelü Abaoji invaded Balhae and besieged its capital Hol-han-seong (Sanggyeong); the last king, Dae In-seon, surrendered.
People who appear alongside
- Dae In-seon
Last king of Balhae, who surrendered to the Khitan in 926
Themes this person appears in
- Sui, Tang and the East Asian WorldAD 317 – AD 979
From the divided Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Gupta age through the Sui and Tang empires to the founding of the Song — the age when an East Asian world sharing law codes, Buddhism, Confucianism and Chinese characters took shape, and Korea and Japan built their states on its model