By: RH
Liao.com closed at $118,888 on NameJet. There were 9 bidders who bid over $60,000 on the name. The winner was wonderwgq
The domain was registered in 1996 and the whois shows privacy at Hover. The domain has been parked since 2005.
From Wikipedia:
The Liao Dynasty (simplified Chinese: 辽朝; traditional Chinese: 遼朝; pinyin: Liáo Cháo; Khitan language: Mos Jælud),[2] also known as the Khitan Empire (simplified Chinese: 契丹国; traditional Chinese: 契丹國; pinyin: Qìdān Guó; Khitan: Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur),[3] was an empire in East Asia that ruled over Mongolia and portions of the Russian Far East and northern China proper from 907 to 1125. It was founded by the Khitan Great Khan Abaoji around the time of the collapse of the Han Chinese Tang Dynasty.
The Liao Empire was destroyed by the Jurchen people of the Jin Dynasty in 1125. However, remnants of its people, led by Yelü Dashi, established Western Liao Dynasty, also known as Kara-Khitan Khanate, which ruled over parts of Central Asia for almost a century before being conquered by Genghis Khan's Mongolian army.
Another fun fact:
One
in every 234,068 Americans is named
LIAO and popularity of name LIAO is 4.27 people per million.
liao tian in chinese means chatting too. would be interesting to see what the domain is developed into.