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Yelü Deguang
Yelü Deguang, Emperor Taizong of Liao, was the second emperor of the Khitan Liao dynasty from 927. He helped Shi Jingtang overthrow the Later Tang in 936 and received the Sixteen Prefectures around Beijing in return. In 946–947 he destroyed the Later Jin, entered Kaifeng and adopted the dynastic name Liao, but resistance forced him north and he died on the march.
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