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Emperor Huizong of Western Xia
Third Western Xia emperor, enthroned at seven under the dominance of Empress Dowager Liang
In a side chamber of a palace, a yellow ceremonial robe embroidered with a dragon hangs on a wooden stand, its hem worked with waves and rocks, before a carved folding screen, while a black lacquer chest sits on a low table by a lattice window and no person is in view.
Also known as Li Bingchang · Weiming Bingchang · Bingchang · Kangjing Huangdi
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Huizong of Western Xia, Li Bingchang, a son of Yizong, was born in 1061 and took the throne in 1068 at seven as the third Western Xia emperor. His mother, Empress Dowager Liang, and her brother Liang Yimai, the chancellor, held power. He leaned towards Han institutions and began nominal personal rule in 1076, but after the Li Qing affair the empress dowager held him prisoner for a time. In 1082 Western Xia defeated Song in the battle of Yongle City, taking the fortress built by Xu Xi. He died in 1086, with the temple name Huizong and the posthumous title Emperor Kangjing.
Life and times
Dates 1061 - 1086