Liao may refer to:
Chinese history
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Liao (Zhou dynasty state)
Liǎo (Chinese:蓼国) was a Zhou dynasty vassal state during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history (771–476 BCE). There were two actual states called Liao at this time. The first of these is mentioned in the '' Zuo Zhuan • 11th Year ...
(蓼), two states in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn period in the 8th and 7th centuries BC
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Liao of Wu
Liao, King of Wu (; died 515 BC), also named Zhouyu, was king of the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn period.
Biography
Liao was the grandson of King Shoumeng. He took the throne in 526 BC. During his time as king he led several battles again ...
(吳王僚) (died 515 BC), king of Wu during ancient China's Spring and Autumn period
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Liao dynasty
The Liao dynasty (; Khitan language, Khitan: ''Mos Jælud''; ), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: ''Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur''), officially the Great Liao (), was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that exi ...
(遼朝) (916–1125), a dynasty of China ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan
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Northern Liao
The Northern Liao (), officially the Great Liao (), was a dynastic regime of China, distinct from the Liao dynasty, established by the Khitan Yelü clan in northern China. The state only existed for a short period of time between 1122 and 1123.
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(北遼) (1122–1123), a regime in northern China
** Qara Khitai (西遼) (1124–1218), also called the "Western Liao", successor to the Liao dynasty in northwestern China and Central Asia
** Eastern Liao (東遼) (1213–1269), a regime in northeastern China
** Later Liao (後遼) (1216–1219), a regime in northeastern China
Other uses
* Liaoning, abbreviated as Liao (辽), a province of China
* Liao (surname) (廖), a Chinese family name
* Liao River, a river in northeast China
* Singlish#Change of state, ''liao'', a grammatical particle in Singlish
* Liao, a character of the video game Characters of Overwatch, ''Overwatch''
* House Liao, the noble house in the Battletech franchise that leads the major political power called the Capellan Confederation.
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