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Accession of Western Xia's Huizong, Li Bingchang (1067)

Type Event Region East Asia Time 1067

After Emperor Yizong's death in 1067 CE, his young son Li Bingchang succeeded him, adopting the era name Tianshili Shengguoqing and the temple name H…

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  1. 1067Xingqing Prefecture · Western XiaAfter the funeral rites for Emperor Yizong, the ministers enthroned Li Bingchang as emperor, changed the era name to Tianshili Shengguoqing, and posthumously titled the late emperor Zhaoying Emperor. The new emperor was too young to rule in person.
  2. 1067Xingqing Prefecture · Western XiaAs the emperor's birth mother, Empress Dowager Liang ruled from behind the curtain, holding military and political power and continuing to control Western Xia's diplomacy and border trade policy with Northern Song and Liao.

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