Yelü Lihu

Yelü Lihu (911–960), Sinicized name Yelü Honggu, courtesy name Xiyin, was an imperial prince of the Liao dynasty of China. As the third son of the Liao's founding emperor Emperor Taizu and his wife Shulü Ping, Yelü Lihu served as crown prince during the reign of his older brother Emperor Taizong. While Empress Shulü wanted Yelü Lihu to succeed Emperor Taizong after the latter's death, their older brother Yelü Bei's son Yelü Ruan was able to defeat Yelü Lihu in battle and take the throne. Yelü Lihu was placed under house arrest and then imprisoned, dying in captivity. He was posthumously honored as an emperor by Emperor Shengzong.