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Li Renxiao

Type Figure Region Western Xia, China Time 1124–1193 Also known as Emperor Renzong of Western Xia、Sacred Virtue Emperor

Li Renxiao (1124–1193) was the fifth emperor of Western Xia, temple name Renzong.…

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  1. 1139–1160Xingqing Prefecture · Xingqing PrefectureAfter acceding as a youth he befriended the Jin state and restored relations with Song, established schools and held imperial examinations, honored Confucius and revered Confucianism, and with the help of Ren Dejing and others suppressed internal unrest, laying the foundation for civil governance during the Tiansheng era.
  2. 1161–1170Xingqing Prefecture · Xingqing PrefectureIn 1161 he established the Hanlin Academy to store up talent; after enfeoffing Ren Dejing as King of Chu in 1160, he still maintained schools and examinations to counterbalance powerful ministers. In the later 1160s he detected Ren Dejing's plot to partition the state, contacted the Jin, and prepared to counterattack.

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