Western Liao

E723615

Central Asian dynasty Khitan state medieval empire successor state

Western Liao was a successor state founded by remnants of the Liao dynasty in Central Asia, known for extending Khitan influence far beyond their original homeland in northern China.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Western Liao canonical	3
Western Liao realm	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Central Asian dynasty ⓘ Khitan state ⓘ medieval empire ⓘ successor state ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Great Liao NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara Khitai NERFINISHED ⓘ Qara Khitai NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Balasagun NERFINISHED ⓘ Beshbalik NERFINISHED ⓘ
conqueredBy	Genghis Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
currency	Chinese-style coinage ⓘ
endTime	1218 ⓘ
followedBy	Chagatai Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Yelü Dashi NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ nomadic empire ⓘ
hasEthnicBasis	Khitan people NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	extended Khitan influence far beyond northern China into Central Asia ⓘ served as a bridge between Chinese, Islamic, and steppe cultures ⓘ
influenced	Islamic Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara-Khitan administrative practices in later Mongol rule ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Asia ⓘ Semirechye NERFINISHED ⓘ Transoxiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhetysu NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Kazakhstan region ⓘ modern Kyrgyzstan region ⓘ parts of modern Uzbekistan ⓘ parts of modern Xinjiang ⓘ
maintainedChineseInstitutions	Yes ⓘ
maintainedSilkRoadRoutes	Yes ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Qatwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler	Yelü Dashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yelü Pusuwan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yelü Yilie NERFINISHED ⓘ Yelü Zhilugu NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlordOf	Gaochang Uighurs NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara-Khanid Khanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Karluks NERFINISHED ⓘ Khwarazm NERFINISHED ⓘ various Central Asian city-states ⓘ
politicalSystem	dual administration of nomads and sedentary populations ⓘ
predecessor	Liao dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Nestorian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Khitan beliefs ⓘ
startTime	1124 ⓘ circa 1124 ⓘ
usedChineseImperialTitles	Yes ⓘ
usedTitle	Gur Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesLanguage	Chinese language ⓘ Khitan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkic languages ⓘ
usesScript	Chinese script ⓘ Khitan script ⓘ
wonBattle	Battle of Qatwan NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearOfBattleOfQatwan	1141 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liao dynasty → followedBy → Western Liao ⓘ

Qara Khitai → alsoKnownAs → Western Liao ⓘ

Mongol conquest of the Qara Khitai → belligerent → Western Liao ⓘ

Mongol conquest of the Qara Khitai → historicalRegion → Western Liao ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Liao realm