Khitan emperor (契丹主)

Overview

Khitan emperor was a ruler.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 契丹主稱制
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 81

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 81

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 125Volume 125 Book of Later Zhou 27: Biographies 5: Lie Chuanwu, Zhao Hui, Wang Shou'en, Kong Zhijun, Wang Jihong, Feng Hui, Gao Yunquan, Zhe Congruan, Wang Rao, Sun Fangjian · 1 passage

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契丹主稱制，署滑州節度使。 When the Khitan emperor assumed control of the Central Plains, he appointed Zhijun military governor of Huazhou.