Li Qianshun

Timeline

1. 1086–1099Xingqing Prefecture · NingxiaQianshun succeeded at age two; state affairs were handled by his mother Empress Dowager Liang and her brothers. Relations between Western Xia and the Northern Song were tense, with frequent border warfare.
2. 1100–1130Xingqing Prefecture · NingxiaAfter taking personal power he curbed maternal relatives, promoted Sinicized Confucian education, established schools, and revived the imperial examinations; amid Liao's fall and Jin's rise he adjusted diplomacy, dealing with both Song and Jin, keeping Western Xia relatively stable in the 1120s.
3. 1131–1139Xingqing Prefecture · NingxiaAfter the Southern Song was founded, Qianshun gradually leaned toward allying with Jin and distancing himself from Song; late in life he took a Jin princess as empress, and Western Xia maintained its independence through the Jin–Song standoff until his death.