who were the rulers of the liao state that succeeded the tang
The Liao was NOT the succeeding dynasty. The actual dynasty that succeeded and abolished the Tang dynasty was the Later Liang Dynasty by Zhu Wen. Liao Dynasty came to power at the north after the fall of the Tang. They rose concurrently with the five âLaterâ dynasties, Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou.