The Great Neglect of History: Juer Khan Dominates the Western Regions

During the Second Crusade in the 12th century, legend has it that there was a Christian emperor John from the East who ruled a mysterious country called Daliao. He possesses magical weapons such as the Gate of Alexander and the Fountain of Youth, which help him defeat powerful enemies. He is a defender of Christianity in Central Asia and once defeated 100,000 Seljuk troops in the Battle of Katwan. Jesus promised John that he would live to see Him again and would give him immortality. Another name of John is Yelu Dashi. When the Daliao Dynasty declined, they retreated steadily in the face of the attacks of the Dajin cavalry. Emperor Yelu Yanxi fled to Yinshan and disappeared without a trace. As the eighth grandson of Liao Taizu, Yelu Dashi assisted his uncle Yelu Chun in succeeding to the throne to stabilize the court situation. After Yelu Chun died of illness, he fully assisted the Queen Mother Xiao Puxian in governing and repelled the attacks of the Song Dynasty army many times. Later, Xiao Pu Xiannu was executed by Yelu Yanxi. Yelu Dashi was disheartened and left with two hundred people. After wandering all the way and going through thousands of hardships, he established the powerful Western Liao Empire thousands of miles away. He was revered as Ju'er Khan, which means sweat in sweat, and became the legendary Eastern Elder King John in European legend. In the Islamic region in the mid-12th century, it was recognized that there were five great monarchs, namely the monarchs of Turks, Arabia, India, Eastern Rome and China, and the Chinese monarch they referred to was the Western Liao emperor. Today, China is called "Khitan" in Russian, Arabic, and Latin, which is due to the achievements of Yelv Dashi.