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249:) the military governor of Yiwu Circuit (義武, headquartered at Ding). That was the last definitively described movement of Liu's, although presumably, when Yelü Zhong and Yelü Mada then abandoned Ding in 948 and fled back to Liao proper, Liu went with them. He was said to have died while still in Liao territory. 142:
was no longer willing to be Liao's vassal. After Emperor Taizong was successful in destroy Later Jin, he declared himself the emperor of China as well, and then proceeded to install a number of Liao generals in various military positions over the former Later Jin realms. As part of his orders, Liu
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to pay homage to Emperor Taizong, stopped at Luoyang, they, without humility, accept his bows. Zhao, in fear, later committed suicide. When Liu arrived at Luoyang, he ordered Zhuaila to stand in his office hall and rebuked him, "Zhao Zaili was an important Han official. You are but a simple
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in charge of Daliang, and headed back toward Liao proper. When some agrarian rebels subsequently attacked Luoyang, Liu abandoned Luoyang and fled to Xu Prefecture (許州, in modern
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Emperor Taizong did not rule the former Later Jin realm well, however, and soon, this caused many Han rebellions against him. Emperor Taizong decided to leave his brother-in-law
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chieftain of the north. How do you dare to be so arrogant toward him?" It was said that after this rebuke was known, the people of Luoyang were somewhat comforted.
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emperor, before leaving Li Congyi at Daliang and heading north back toward Heng with Liu. A subsequent Han uprising at Heng caused him to flee with Yelü Mada (
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It is not known when Liu Xi was born, but it is known that he was from Zhuo Prefecture (涿州, in modern
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In 946, Liu accompanied Emperor Taizong on his campaign to destroy Later Jin, whose then-emperor
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After being captured by Liao, Liu Xi was given various offices in dealing with fellow ethnic
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claimed the throne (as Emperor Shizong), and one of the major Later Jin generals,
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in his home territory. At one point, he served as a secretary to the major
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Chinese
Khitan
Liao dynasty
chancellor
Baoding
Hebei
Confucianism
Jin
Zhou Dewei
Liao
Han
Later Jin
Beijing
imperial examinations
chancellor
Zizhi Tongjian
Emperor Taizong
Shumishi
Shi Chonggui
Luoyang
Xi
Balhae
Daliang
Xiao Han
Xuchang
Henan
Shijiazhuang
Hebei
Yelü Ruan
Liu Zhiyuan

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