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The Liao Southern Expedition In the autumn of 1004, Empress Dowager Xiao and Emperor Shengzong of the Liao Dynasty launched a massive campaign, leading 200,000 cavalrymen southward against the Song Dynasty. Accompanied by their chief strategist Han Derang, they justified the invasion by demanding the return of territories previously reclaimed by Later Zhou’s Emperor…
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The Rise of Empress Dowager Xiao The “orphan and widow” of the Liao Dynasty, whom Emperor Taizong of Song had underestimated, proved to be formidable adversaries.