Emperor Renzong of Western Xia

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Emperor Renzong of Western Xia
西夏仁宗
Emperor of the Western Xia dynasty
Reign1 July 1139 – 16 October 1193
PredecessorEmperor Chongzong
SuccessorEmperor Huanzong
Born1124
Died16 October 1193(1193-10-16) (aged 68–69)
Burial
Shouling Mausoleum (壽陵, Tangut: 𘗽𗳇; the No. 7 tomb of Western Xia mausoleums[1])
SpouseEmpress Wang
Names
Weiming Renxiao (嵬名仁孝)[2]
Li Renxiao (李仁孝)
Era dates
Daqing (大慶, 𘜶𘅝): 1140–1143
Renqing (人慶, 𗸦𘅝): 1144–1148
Tiansheng (天盛, 𘓺𘃸): 1149–1169
Qianyou (乾祐, 𘀗𘑨): 1170–1193
Regnal name
Emperor Fengtian Xiandao Guangyao Wuxuan Wenshen Mourui Zhiyi Quxie Dunmu Yigong (奉天顯道光耀武宣文神謀睿制義去邪惇睦懿恭皇帝 = 𘀗𗖵𗵘𗏴𘟫𗜓𘝞𗪛𗼈𗤱𗼃𘄡𗧘𗍷𗹏𗷰𘌅𗖠𗤓𗴢𘓺𘋨)[3]
Emperor Fengtian Xiandao Yaowu Xuanwen Shengrui Zhidun Muyi Gong (奉天顯道耀武宣文聖睿智惇睦懿恭皇帝)[3]
Emperor Tianli Zhida Xiaozhi Jingguang Xuanxie Quzhong Ruyong Ping (天力治大孝智淨廣宣邪去忠入永平皇帝)[3]
Emperor Renzun Shengde (仁尊聖德皇帝)[3]
Tangut style:
Emperor of the Defending Castle (𗓑𗍁𘓺𘋨) (short)[3]
𗓑𗍁𗼈𗣼𗫡𗤓𘓺𘋨 (full)[4][note 1]
Posthumous name
Emperor Shengde (聖德皇帝, 𗼈𗣼𘓺𘋨)
Temple name
Renzong (仁宗)
FatherEmperor Chongzong
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Emperor Renzong of Western Xia (1124 – 16 October 1193), born Li Renxiao (Chinese: 李仁孝), was the fifth emperor of the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty of China. His reign from 1139 to 1193 was the longest among all Western Xia emperors.

Li Renxiao was the eldest son of the Emperor Chongzong, and succeeded him at the age of sixteen. After ascending into the throne, Renzong made friendly overtures to the Jin dynasty. In domestic politics, Renzong created many schools and used examinations to choose his officials. He respected Confucianism, and built many temples worshipping Confucius. During the era of Tiansheng, Renzong hired a Tibetan lama as a religious advisor and printed many copies of Buddhist teachings.

In 1170, Renzong discovered a plot to kill him. He executed the generals who were behind the plot. As a result, Renzong distrusted his army generals and the army began to fall into incompetence. During his later years, Western Xia began to fight wars against various enemies.

Renzong's reign was the peak of Western Xia Dynasty. Many tribes to the north and west became vassal states of Western Xia, and Renzong's focus on internal politics allowed the central government to be more efficient. His reign coincides with the peak of the Southern Song and the Jin Dynasties, and there were relatively few conflicts between these three countries.

He died in 1193 having reigned for over half a century like his father before him.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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. 2546. ISBN 7532608395. OCLC 222462793. 仁宗（嵬名仁孝）
  3. ^ a b c d e 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. 483. ISBN 978-7-5004-2113-9.
  5. ^ 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. 90. ISBN 978-7-5004-2113-9. 𗴂𗹭𗂧𘜶𗓑𗍁𗼈𗣼𗫡𗤓𘓺𘋨𘗽𗳇𘋼𘝞 大白高國護城聖德至懿皇帝壽陵誌銘


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