Emperor Huizong of Western Xia (1060–1086), born Li Bingchang (Chinese: 李秉常), was the third emperor of the Tangut-led Chinese Western Xia dynasty, ruling from 1067 to 1086.
| Emperor Huizong of Western Xia 西夏惠宗 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor of the Western Xia dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1067–1086 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Yizong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Chongzong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regent | Empress Dowager Liang (1067–1076) Liang Yimai (1076–1085) Liang Yibu (1085–1086) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1060 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1086 (aged 25–26) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Xiànlíng Mausoleum (獻陵, presumptively the No. 5 tomb of Western Xia mausoleums[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Emperor Yizong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress Dowager Liang | ||||||||||||||||||||
After his father's sudden death, Huizong assumed the throne at the young age of six. His mother, Empress Dowager Liang (Chinese: 梁太后, Tangut: 𗃛𘞽𘓺𗨺𘜹), became the regent for the rest of Huizong's reign. In 1076, Huizong turned sixteen, and was supposed to assume direct control of the throne but was stopped by the enormous influence of the Dowager. The two sparred over the cultural policy of the empire: the Emperor Huizong supported sinicization, while the Empress Dowager Liang supported Tangutization (ironic, considering Huizong was of paternal Tangut heritage, and Liang was of ethnic Han heritage). Empress Dowager Liang eventually had Huizong put under house arrest; as a result, Huizong requested the Song dynasty for help. The Song Dynasty then invaded the Western Xia on the premise of freeing Huizong, but the invasion was repelled.
Empress Dowager Liang then forced Huizong to marry her niece, who would also become a powerful empress dowager. Thus, the Western Xia had two different Empress Dowager Liang.
He was depressed by the control of his mother, and Huizong later died at the young age of 26.
Huizong was succeeded by his son, the Emperor Chongzong.
Family
editConsortsand issues:
- Empress Zhaojian, of the Liang clan (昭簡皇后梁氏, d.1099)
- Li Qianshun, Emperor Chongzong (西夏崇宗 李乾順; 1084 – 1139), 1st son
- Prince of Jin Chage (晉王差哥), 2nd son
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
惠宗（嵬名秉常）
- ^ a b c d Cui, Hongfen; Wen, Zhiyong (2007). "西夏皇帝尊号考略". 宁夏大学学报 (1). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
_%E7%92%A7_disc.jpg){kind=small} | This Chinese royalty–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |