The Khitan people of the Liao Dynasty established a dynasty in the north of our country, and the Khitan is an ancient nation in our country, a branch of the Xianbei tribe, which has been recorded in the literature during the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Roughly from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the Khitan was divided into eight tribes, and the chiefs of each tribe were called"Adults", by election. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, a tribal alliance was formed, and the adults of each tribe recommended a leader to call it"Khan"At this time, the primitive society of the Khitan gradually disintegrated, prisoners of war and criminals were reduced to slaves, and the class distinction became increasingly obvious.
In 901 A.D., Yelu Abaoji, who was born in the family of the Diespur Tribe, was elected as the chief of the Diera Tribe, and in 907 A.D., he was elected as the Khan and became the leader of the Eight Khitan Tribes.
He abolished the democratic electoral system, served as khan for nine years, and killed the chiefs of the remaining seven ministries. In 916 A.D., Yelu Abaoji established himself as the emperor, called the emperor king, the country name of the Great Khitan, and later changed its name to Liao, built the Yuan Shenshu, and set the capital Linhuang.
Yelu Abaoji is the founder of the Khitan Dynasty and a heroic figure in the history of the Khitan people who completed the transition from a tribal alliance to a state.
Before and after the establishment of the Khitan Dynasty, Yelu Abaoji was influenced by Han culture, and he appointed Han intellectuals Han Yanhui and Kang Moji"Righteous monarchs and ministers, the name is divided into laws", again"Shucheng Guo, divided into cities, to live in the Han people, but also as a spouse, teach the art of reclamation to give birth to it"。
In 920 A.D., Liao Taizu first ordered Yelu Tulu Bu and Yelu Bugu to create a script, and the two referred to Chinese characters"Half of the official book is added or lost, and thousands of words are written", this word is called Khitan big character, with a total of more than 3,000 words. Later, Liao Taizu's younger brother Yelu Xuan thorn and referred to the Hui character to transform the big character, creating Khitan small characters, two Khitan writing wells were used in the Liao and Jin periods.
Yelu Abaoji's measures promoted the development of Khitan society towards feudalism.
With the continuous expansion and development of the Liao Dynasty, Wujing was established successively.
Shangjing, that is, the Inner Mongolia Zhaoniao Dameng Bahrain Left Banner Lindong Town South Boluo City. In the third year of the book of gods (918 AD), Liao Taizu built it.
Tokyo, in present-day Liaoyang, Liaoning. After Liao Taizu destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, he set up Dongping Capital in Liaoyang.
Zhongjing, in the southwest of Inner Mongolia Zhaoniao Dameng Ningcheng Daming City, Tonghe 25 years (AD 1007), Liao Shengzong built.
Xijing, in today's Datong, Shanxi, was originally the state of Jiedu, and was promoted to Xijing when Taizong of Liao.
Nanjing, in present-day Beijing, was originally the city of Tang Jiangzhou, and in the first year of the meeting (038 AD), it was promoted to Nanjing.