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Yelü Chun

1062–1122 · 12th century

Yelü Chun was a Khitan prince of the Liao imperial clan, enthroned at Yanjing (Beijing) in 1122 by officials after Emperor Tianzuo fled from the Jurchen into the western steppe. His Northern Liao regime held the Yanjing region and repelled a Song attack, but he died within months, and the Jin took Yanjing at the end of 1122.

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Northern Liao

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Yelü Chun. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yelu-chun
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