Xiao Tabuyan
Xiao Tabuyan (, died "after" 1150) was empress of the Qara Khitai (Western Liao dynasty) by marriage to her cousin Yelü Dashi. She was known in Muslim sources as Kuyang or Orghina. She served as the regent of the empire for her son, Yelü Yilie, from 1143 to 1150. Life. After Yelü Dashi's death in 1143, she assumed the throne as regent for their little son Yelü Yilie. She also changed era date to "Xianqing" and started to rule effectively. In March 1144, Oghuz tribes reinvaded Bukhara and held it probably until 1148. Later that year, Emperor Xizong  of Jin sent a messenger named Zhangge Hannu (粘割韩奴) to Tabuyan, who only arrived in Qara Khitai lands in 1146, demanding her submission to Jin. Furious, Tabuyan executed him immediately. She stepped down in 1150, when Yelü Yilie came of age. Family. "Spouse": Yelü Dashi (cousin) "Children":