The drama is based on the historical Dowager Queen Empress Cheonchu of the Goryeo, who fought against the Liao Dynasty in order to achieve her Grandmother's personal dream of reclaiming old lands lost over the years to other associated tribes and countries such as the Khitans and some Jurchens.
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Emperor Huizong allows the Liangshan heroes to embark on military campaigns against the enemies of the Song Dynasty, including the Liao Dynasty and the rebel forces of Fang La, Tian Hu and Wang Qing.
During this period the Guiyi Circuit had sent delegations to the Later Tang Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty backed by the Liao Dynasty of the Khitans, the Liao Dynasty, the Later Han Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the Northern Song Dynasty.
On the AD 960, Zhao, the general of Later Zhou Dynasty, took the matter of Behan and Liao joining to war to the south as an excuse for invasion and leaded army to Daliang.
Empress Xiao Yanyan (蕭燕燕) (932–1009), Khitan empress dowager of the Liao Dynasty, Emperor Shengzong's mother
Empress Xiao Wen (蕭溫) (died 936), Khitan empress of the Liao Dynasty, married to Emperor Taizong
Empress Xiao Yanyan (蕭燕燕) (932–1009), Khitan empress of the Liao Dynasty, married to Emperor Jingzong
the Shilu (Veritable Records), completed in the Khitan Liao Dynasty (907-1125) under Yelü Yan's direction;
Emperor Muzong of Liao (931–969), Khitan emperor of the Liao Dynasty, reigned 951–969