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Shulü Ping
Shulü Ping was the wife of Abaoji, founder of the Liao dynasty, and a powerful figure in its early history. After his death in 926 she secured the throne for her second son, Yelü Deguang, over the eldest, Yelü Bei, and according to tradition cut off her own hand to place in her husband's tomb. She was later defeated and confined by Shizong.
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