Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia

Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia
西夏景宗
Emperor of the Western Xia dynasty
Reign10 November 1038 – 19 January 1048
SuccessorEmperor Yizong
Duke of Xia
Reign1032 – 10 November 1038
PredecessorLi Deming
SuccessorProclaimed the emperor
BornWeimai
(嵬埋[1])
7 June 1003
Died19 January 1048(1048-01-19) (aged 44)
Burial
Tailing Mausoleum (泰陵, presumptively the No. 3 tomb of Western Xia mausoleums[2])
SpouseEmpress Yeli
Empress Xuanmu Huiwen
Names
Lǐ Yuánhào (李元昊), Zhào Yuánhào (趙元昊), later Wéimíng Nǎngxiāo (嵬名曩霄)
Tangut name: Weimai (嵬埋)
Era dates
Xiandao (顯道): 1032-1034
Kaiyun (開運): 1034
Guangyun (廣運): 1034-1036
Daqing (大慶): 1036-1038
Tianshoulifayanzuo (天授禮法延祚): 1038-1048
Regnal name
Emperor Shengwen Yingwu Chongren Zhixiao (聖文英武崇仁至孝皇帝)[3]
Emperor Shiwen Shengwu Xingfa Jianli Zhuxiao (始文盛武興法建禮主孝皇帝)[3]
Tangut style:
Emperor of the Wind Direction Castle[3] (𘚶𗅡𗍁𘓺𘋨[4])
Posthumous name
Emperor Wulie (武烈皇帝)
Temple name
Jingzong (景宗)
FatherLi Deming
MotherLady Weimu (衛慕氏)

Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia (1003–1048), born Li Yuanhao (Chinese: 李元昊) or Tuoba Yuanhao (Chinese: 拓跋元昊), also known as Zhao Yuanhao (趙元昊), Weiming Yuanhao (嵬名元昊[5]) and Weiming Nangxiao (嵬名曩霄), was the founding emperor of the Western Xia dynasty of China, reigning from 1038 to 1048. He was the eldest son of the Tangut ruler Li Deming.

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  2. ^ "西夏王陵简介" (in Chinese (China)). 宁夏西夏陵. 2012-12-14. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
  3. ^ a b c Cui, Hongfen; Wen, Zhiyong (2007). "西夏皇帝尊号考略". 宁夏大学学报 (1). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ Li, Fanwen (2008). 夏漢字典 [Tangut-Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese) (2nd ed.). Beijing: 中國社會科學出版社 [Zhongguo shehui chubanshe]. p. 172. ISBN 978-7-5004-2113-9.
  5. ^ 辞海编辑委员会 [Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui] (2000). 辞海:1999年版缩印本 [Ci hai: 1999 nian ban suo yin ben]. Shanghai: 上海辞书出版社 [Shanghai ci shu chu ban she]. p. 2543. ISBN 7532608395. OCLC 222462793. 景宗(嵬名元昊)