The Emperor Tianzuo of Liao (June 5, 1075–1128 or 1156), born as Yelü Yanxi , was the last emperor

Emperor

An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...

 of the Liao Dynasty

Liao Dynasty

The Liao Dynasty , also known as the Khitan Empire was an empire in East Asia that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper between 9071125...

. He succeeded his grandfather Daozong

Emperor Daozong of Liao

Emperor Daozong of Liao , born Yelü Hongji or Yehlu Hongji , was an emperor of the Liao dynasty, a kingdom of the Khitan people in what is now northeastern China. Succeeding his father, Xingzong, in 1055, Daozong ruled until he was murdered in 1101. He was succeeded by his grandson, Tianzuodi...

, and reigned from 12 February 1101 to 26 March 1125.

Then a general under the Liao, Yelü Dashi

Yelü Dashi

Yelü Dashi , or Yeh-Lü Ta-Shih was the founder of the Western Liao dynasty, or the Kara-Khitan Khanate....

 (耶律大石) met with Yelü Yanxi but withheld his support. Yelü Dashi fled to the west, where he established the Western Liao dynasty. Yelü Yanxi was captured by the Jin Dynasty

Jin Dynasty, 1115–1234

The Jīn Dynasty ; Khitan language: Nik, Niku; ; 1115–1234), also known as the Jurchen Dynasty, was founded by the Wanyan clan of the Jurchens, the ancestors of the Manchus who established the Qing Dynasty some 500 years later...

in 1125.

Titles

• Prince of Liang (1081–1084)
• Prince of Yan (1084–1101)
• Emperor of Jian (1101–1125)
• Prince of Haibin (born 1125, date of death unknown)