Ki-tan Tartar Liao Dynasty Da Liao Tian Qing, 1111–1120 AD 10 Cash coin
	
		
			
			
Ki-tan Tartar Liao Dynasty
			
Da Liao Tian Qing, 1111–1120 AD
			Great Liao Tian Qing, 10 Cash coin
			
 
			
41 mm; 21 grams; Material: Bronze
			Da Liao Tian Qing, 1111–1120 AD
			
 
			
The Emperor Tianzuo of Liao (Chinese: 遼天祚帝; pinyin: Liáo Tiānzuòdì) (June 5, 1075 – 1128 or 1156), born as Yelü Yanxi (Chinese: 耶律延禧; pinyin:Yēlǜ Yánxĭ), was the last Khitan emperor of the Liao Dynasty. He succeeded his grandfather Daozong, and reigned from February 12, 1101 to March 26, 1125.
			
 
			
LIAO DYNASTY, AD 907-1125
			
The Liao were a Tartar Dynasty known as the Ch'i-tan or Ki-tan Tartars, first established by T'ai Tsu in AD 907 during the period of the 5 dynasties. The dynasty lasted for 218 years until AD 1125, ruling from their capital at Beijing. For most of their existence they existed along side the Northern Sung Dynasty, in what appears to be somewhat less than peaceful co-existance.
			
The first Emperor of Liao did not issue any coins. There were five Emperors between AD 907 and 1031 who issued coins, but only