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Emperor Xianzong of Western Xia

Emperor of Western Xia from 1223 to 1226

Summary

Emperor of Western Xia from 1223 to 1226

Field	Value
name	Emperor Xianzong of Western Xia
西夏獻宗
succession	Emperor of the Western Xia dynasty
reign	1223–1226
predecessor	Emperor Shenzong
successor	Emperor Mo
full name	Weiming Dewang (嵬名德旺)
Li Dewang (李德旺)
posthumous name	None
temple name	Xiànzōng (獻宗, "Dedicated Ancestor")
birth_date	1181
death_date
burial_place	Unknown, possibly the No. 161 attendant tomb of Western Xia mausoleums
era name	Qianding (乾定, )
era dates	1223–1226
father	Emperor Shenzong

西夏獻宗 Li Dewang (李德旺) Emperor Xianzong of Western Xia (1181–1226), born Li Dewang (), was the ninth and penultimate emperor of the Western Xia dynasty of China, reigning from 1223 to 1226. He was the second son of the Emperor Shenzong who had abdicated in his favor.

Reign

Emperor Xianzong inherited a weak empire as his predecessors' Emperor Xiangzong and Emperor Shenzong whose reckless attacks on the Jin dynasty and attempts to ally with the Mongols drained the economy. Emperor Xianzong changed his predecessors' policies and decided to ally with Jin dynasty. However, the Jin dynasty was under a barrage of assault from the Mongol Empire and was unable to help out Western Xia. Emperor Xianzong also changed the policy for Mongols. He decided to fight against the Mongol invaders instead of allying with them. However, the Western Xia armies were exhausted from long, incessant, and costly wars against the Jin, and were unable to repel the Mongol assaults. Xianzong died in 1226.

References

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]". 上海辞书出版社 [Shanghai ci shu chu ban she].
岳键. (2007). "161号陪葬墓应为西夏“10号”帝陵". 宁夏师范学院学报.

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