diplomatic relations with the House of Sung, and adopted the Chinese government system. Four years later the Liao Emperor fled (see Yeh-lü Yen-hsi), and Peking was taken. The family name was 完顔 Wan-yen, said to be a corruption of the Chinese 王 wang prince. Akuta changed his own name to 旻 Min. Canonised as 太祖.
Amôgha or Amoghavadjra. See Pu K'ung.
7An-ch'i Shêng 安期生. A legendary being, said to inhabit the Isles of the Blest. He appears to have been a magician, and possessed the power of rendering himself visible or invisible at pleasure. The First Emperor sent an expedition under Hsü Shih to find him, and so did the Emperor Wu Ti of the Han dynasty, at the instigation of Li Shao-chün.
8An Chin-ts'ang 安金藏. Died A.D. 711. A native of Loyang, who was employed in the Court of Sacrificial Worship under the Empress Wu Hou. When charges of treason were brought against the Heir Apparent, Li Tan, he loudly protested that the latter was innocent; and in token of good faith seized a knife and ripped up his own belly so that his bowels hung down to the ground. It was with difficulty that his life was saved; the Empress however was convinced of his loyalty, and Li Tan was left in peace. His name was subsequently carved upon Mts Tai and Hua, and he was canonised as 忠.
9An Ch'ung-hui 安重誨. 10th cent. A.D. A faithful Minister and counsellor of the Emperor Li Ssŭ-yüan of the Later T'ang dynasty. He became the victim of political intrigue, and was put to death with his wife and two sons, regretting with his latest breath only that he had not been able to purge the empire of Li Ts'ung-ko. See Ch'ien Liu.
10An-lo Kung-chu 安樂公主. Died A.D. 710. The Princess An-lo, a daughter of the Emperor Chung Tsung of the T'ang
