Duan Siping

Emperor Taizu of Dali
大理太祖
Statue of Duan Siping enshrined in the Juchang King Temple in Tonghai County
Emperor of Dali
Reign937–944
SuccessorDuan Siying
Born893
Xizhou, Dali
Died944 (aged 50–51)
Dengzhou
Era dates
Wende (文德; 937–944)
Posthumous name
Emperor Shengshen Wenwu (聖神文武皇帝)
Temple name
Taizu (太祖)
DynastyDali
FatherDuan Baolong
Duan Siping
Chinese段思平
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDuàn Sīpíng

Duan Siping (Chinese: 段思平; pinyin: Duàn Sīpíng, IPA: [twân sí.pʰǐŋ]; Bai: Duainb six-pienp[1]), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Dali, was the founder and first emperor of the Dali Kingdom.[2] The Dali Kingdom would last until the Mongol conquest in 1253 led by Kublai Khan and its territories would later be ruled by the Yuan dynasty.[3]

  1. ^ 白汉词典(现行白文第一版20220310) (PDF) (in Chinese). p. 63.
  2. ^ "民族博物馆_中国科普博览". www.kepu.net.cn.
  3. ^ Zhao (2002).