Duan Zhengming

Emperor Baoding of Dali
大理保定帝
Emperor of Dali
Reign1081–1094
PredecessorDuan Shouhui
SuccessorGao Shengtai (of Dazhong)
RegentGao Shengtai
Full name
Era dates
Baoli (保立): 1082
Jian'an (建安): 1083–1091
Tianyou (天祐): 1091–1094
Posthumous name
Emperor Baoding (保定皇帝)
DynastyDali
Duan Zhengming
Chinese段正明
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDuàn Zhèngmíng

Duan Zhengming, also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Baoding of Dali, was the 14th emperor of the Dali Kingdom. In 1081, Gao Zhisheng and his son, Gao Shengtai, forced Duan Zhengming's predecessor, Duan Shouhui (Emperor Shangming), to abdicate and replaced him with Duan Zhengming. In 1094, Gao Shengtai forced Duan Zhengming to relinquish the throne to him and renamed the Dali Kingdom to "Dazhong Kingdom". Gao Shengtai ruled briefly until his death in 1096, after which the throne was returned to the Duan family – Duan Zhengming's younger brother, Duan Zhengchun, became the new ruler and restored the kingdom's former name.