Liao

Liao may refer to:

Chinese history

 * Liao (Zhou dynasty state) (蓼), two states in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn period in the 8th and 7th centuries BC
 * Liao of Wu (吳王僚) (died 515 BC), king of Wu during ancient China's Spring and Autumn period
 * Liao dynasty (遼朝) (916–1125), a dynasty of China ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan
 * Northern Liao (北遼) (1122–1123), a regime in northern China
 * Qara Khitai (西遼) (1124–1218), also called the "Western Liao", successor to the Liao dynasty in northwestern China and Central Asia
 * Eastern Liao (東遼) (1213–1269), a regime in northeastern China
 * Later Liao (後遼) (1216–1219), a regime in northeastern China

Other uses

 * Liaoning, abbreviated as Liao (辽), a province of China
 * Liao (surname) (廖), a Chinese family name
 * Liao River, a river in northeast China
 * liao, a grammatical particle in Singlish
 * Liao, a character of the video game Overwatch
 * House Liao, the noble house in the Battletech franchise that leads the major political power called the Capellan Confederation.