Sentence 1: Shi Jingtang also agreed to treat Emperor Taizong of Liao as his own father , a move that symbolically raised Taizong and Liao to a superior position .
Sentence 2: Shi Jingtang also agreed to treat Emperor Taizong of Liao as his own father , a move that symbolically elevated Taizong and the Liao to a superior position .

Do these two sentences convey the same information?
yes