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SWORD AND BROCADE SERIES
This tension led to a series of succession crises Liao emperors favored the Han concept of primogeniture, while much of the rest of the Khitan elite supported the traditional method of succession by the strongest candidate. Tension between traditional Khitan social and political practices and Han influence and customs was a defining feature of the dynasty. It was the first state to control all of Manchuria. Through the treaty, the Liao dynasty forced the Northern Song to recognize them as peers and heralded an era of peace and stability between the two powers that lasted approximately 120 years.
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After heavy fighting and large casualties between the two empires, both sides worked out the Chanyuan Treaty. In 1004, the Liao dynasty launched an imperial expedition against the Northern Song dynasty. The most important early gains was the Sixteen Prefectures (including present-day Beijing) by fueling a proxy war that led to the collapse of the Later Tang dynasty (923–936).
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The dynasty had a history of territorial expansion. Founded around the time of the collapse of the Tang dynasty, at its greatest extent it ruled over the North China Plain, Manchuria, Southern Dauria, the Mongolian Plateau and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. The Liao dynasty ( / l j aʊ/ Khitan: Mos Jælud traditional Chinese: 遼朝 simplified Chinese: 辽朝 pinyin: Liáo cháo), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur), officially the Great Liao ( Chinese: 大遼 pinyin: Dà Liáo), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 9, ruled by the Yelü clan of the Khitan people.