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Emperor Taizu of Liao
Abaoji (872 – 6 September 926), posthumously known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Liao, was a Khitan leader and the founding emperor of the Liao dynasty of China, ruling from 916 to 926. He had a sinicised name, Yelü Yi; some sources suggest that Abaoji's family name, Yelü, was adopted during his lifetime, although there is no consensus amongst historians on this point.
Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang
Prince of Jin and then Emperor of Later Tang (885-926)
William II, Duke of Aquitaine
Duke of Aquitaine
Pelagius of Cordova
10th-century Spanish saint
Burchard II of Swabia
Duke of Swabia
Wiborada
Wiborada of St. Gall (also Guiborat, Weibrath or Viborata; Alemannic: Wiberat) (died 926) was a member of the Swabian nobility in what is present-day Switzerland. She was an anchoress, Benedictine nun, and martyr.
Wang Yan
former Shu emperor
Athelm
Athelm (or Æthelhelm; died 8 January 926) was an English churchman, who was the first Bishop of Wells, and later Archbishop of Canterbury. His translation, or moving from one bishopric to another, was a precedent for later translations of ecclesiastics, because prior to this time period such movements were considered illegal. While archbishop, Athelm crowned King Æthelstan, and perhaps wrote the coronation service for the event. He was the uncle of Dunstan, a later Archbishop of Canterbury, Athelm helped promote Dunstan's early career. After Athelm's death, he was considered a saint, with his
Alogobotur
thumb | right | alt=Political map of the western Balkan in 925 AD. | Political map of the western Balkan in 925 AD.Alogobotur () (died 926) was a Bulgarian noble and military commander during the reign of Tsar Simeon the Great (893–926). He was probably a komit (duke) of one of Bulgaria's provinces. Some scholars indicate that the name is not a personal name, but a Bulgar military title alp bagatur (great hero) or alo bagatur (commander of heroes).
Adhemar, Count of Angoulême
count of Poitiers and Angoulême
Raoul I of Vexin
877 - 926
Li Shunxian
Persian-Sichuanese poet and concubine
Empress Liu
wife of Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang
Guo Chongtao
Later Tang general