Liao Dynasty: A History of China

The Liao Dynasty stood between two worlds: the Khitan steppe and the settled civilization of northern China. In Part Two of The Liao Dynasty: A History of China, that balancing act becomes a struggle for survival.The story begins with Empress Dowager Xiao Chuo, Emperor Shengzong, Han Derang, and the Song–Liao confrontation that produced the Peace of Chanyuan. From there, the book follows the dynas...