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Li Liangzuo (Yizong of Western Xia)

Type Figure Region Western Xia Time 1047–1067 Also known as Li Liangzuo、Yizong of Western Xia、Emperor Yizong

Li Liangzuo, son of Jingzong Li Yuanhao and second emperor of Western Xia with temple name Yizong, ascended in 1048 aged one under regency of his mot…

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  1. 1048–1060Xingqing Prefecture · Western XiaAfter Jingzong's sudden death, Liangzuo ascended the throne aged one, changing the era name to Yongzuo. Initially Empress Dowager Meizang and the powerful minister Meizang Epang served as regents, real power resting not with the young ruler. During this time Western Xia maneuvered between Song and Liao, with occasional border friction.
  2. 1061–1067Xingqing Prefecture · Western XiaAfter coming of age Liangzuo executed Meizang Epang and began to rule personally, changing the era name to Gonghua. He sent armies against Song's Huanqing circuit and submitted to Liao seeking a marriage alliance, keeping Song–Xia relations tense. He died suddenly in 1067 aged only twenty; his son Li Bingchang succeeded, and Western Xia again fell into a regency for a child ruler.

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