釋氏稽古略 4.55

4.55

聖宗立。諱隆緒。景宗長子。年十二即位。改元統和。尊母蕭氏為承天太后。臨朝種制凡二十七年。乃歸政于帝。癸丑改元開泰。復國號大契（音乞）丹。太平十年六月三日崩於上京。諡曰天輔皇帝。治四十九年。

Emperor Shengzong ascended the throne. His taboo name was Longxu, the eldest son of Jingzong. He assumed the throne at the age of twelve and changed the reign era to Tonghe. He honored his mother, Lady Xiao, as Empress Dowager Chengtian, who presided over court and exercised regency for a total of twenty-seven years before returning governance to the emperor. In the guichou year, he changed the reign era to Kaitai and restored the state title of Great Qidan (pronounced qidan). On the third day of the sixth month of the tenth year of the Taiping era, he died in the Upper Capital. He was given the posthumous title Emperor Tianfu. He reigned for forty-nine years.