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Liao Dynasty辽朝

916 – 1125

A Khitan empire in the north-east, long the Song's chief rival and treaty partner.

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Contemporary regimes

States that existed at the same time as the Liao Dynasty, in whole or in part.

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms五代十国 907 – 960 Shared years: 916 – 960 Song Dynasty宋朝 960 – 1279 Shared years: 960 – 1125 Western Xia西夏 1038 – 1227 Shared years: 1038 – 1125 Jin Dynasty (Jurchen)金朝 1115 – 1234 Shared years: 1115 – 1125