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Li Liangzuo

Type Figure Region Western Xia Time c. 1047–1067 Also known as Yizong of Xia、Liangzuo、Li Liangzuo (Yizong of Xia)

Li Liangzuo (1047–1067), second emperor of Western Xia with temple name Yizong, succeeded as a child in 1049 under regency of Empress Dowager Meizang…

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  1. 1051–1056Xingqing Prefecture · YinchuanLiangzuo was young at accession; government was handled by Empress Dowager Meizang and powerful ministers including her brother Meizang Epang from Xingqing Prefecture, with occasional friction on the Northern Song border while maintaining diplomatic ties with Liao.
  2. 1057–1060Xingqing Prefecture · YinchuanLiangzuo gradually took personal rule, changed the era name and assumed the imperial title, strengthening central authority. During this period Song and Western Xia repeatedly clashed over border forts and market trade, and Western Xia several times sent troops to probe Song territory.

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