{"slug": "abaoji", "label": "Abaoji", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaoji", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4989", "qid": "Q4989", "description": "Emperor of the Khitans and founder of the Liao dynasty (872-926)", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [901, 924], "span_label": ["901 CE", "924 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "khitan-people", "label": "Khitan people", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "liao-dynasty", "label": "Liao dynasty", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "shanxi", "label": "Shanxi", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "chinese-era-name", "label": "Chinese era name", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hebei", "label": "Hebei", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "inner-mongolia", "label": "Inner Mongolia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 901, "year_label": "901 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Abaoji is elected chieftain of the Yila tribe and becomes commander of all Khitan military forces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1345013381#Asia", "title": "901", "revid": 1345013381, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 905, "year_label": "905 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Abaoji, a Khitan tribal leader, leads 70,000 cavalry into Shanxi (Northern China) to create a 'brotherhood' with Li Keyong, a Shatuo governor (jiedushi) of the Tang Dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350019271#Asia", "title": "905", "revid": 1350019271, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 907, "year_label": "907 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 27", "text": "February 27 – Abaoji, ruler (khagan) of the confederation of Khitans, proclaims himself emperor and establishes the Liao dynasty, killing most of the other Khitan chieftains. He occupies territories along China's northern border including parts of Hebei and Shanxi provinces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341130849#China", "title": "907", "revid": 1341130849, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": 916, "year_label": "916 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Abaoji, Khitan ruler and founder of the Liao Dynasty, adopts Chinese court formalities in which he declares himself emperor in the Chinese style and adopts an era name, Taizu of Liao. He names his eldest son Yelü Bei as heir apparent, a first in the history of the Khitan. Abaoji leads a campaign in the west, conquering much of the Mongolian Plains.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352766259#Asia", "title": "916", "revid": 1352766259, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 918, "year_label": "918 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Taizu of the Khitan Empire occupies a newly walled city called Shangjing (modern-day Inner Mongolia), meaning Supreme Capital. It becomes the residence of the Chinese Liao dynasty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341509557#Asia", "title": "918", "revid": 1341509557, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 920, "year_label": "920 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Taizu of the Khitan Empire orders the adoption of a written script by the Khitan, resulting in the creation of Khitan \"Large Script.\"", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349205100#Asia", "title": "920", "revid": 1349205100, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 924, "year_label": "924 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Taizu of the Liao Dynasty leads a campaign to the West. He reaches the former capital of the Uyghur Khaganate, Ordu-Baliq, on the Orkhon River. The Zubu begin to pay tribute to the Khitan Empire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360748864#Asia", "title": "924", "revid": 1360748864, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}]}