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Li Jiqian

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Li Jiqian
李繼遷
Prince of Xia
Reign990 – 1004
SuccessorLi Deming
Dingnan Jiedushi
Tenure998 – 1004
PredecessorLi Jipeng
SuccessorLi Deming
Born963
Died26 January 1004(1004-01-26) (aged 40–41)
Burial
Yuling Mausoleum (裕陵, presumptively the No. 1 tomb of Western Xia mausoleums[1])
SpouseLady Yeli
Princess Yicheng of Khitan
Names
Li Jiqian (李繼遷)
Zhao Baoji (趙保吉)
Posthumous name
Emperor Yingyun Fatian Shenzhi Rensheng Zhidao Guangde Guangxiao (應運法天神智仁聖至道廣德光孝皇帝)
Emperor Shenwu (神武皇帝)
Temple name
Wuzong (武宗)
Taizu (太祖)
FatherLi Guangyan
Mausoleum of Li Jiqian (Yuling 裕陵)

Li Jiqian (Chinese: 李繼遷) (963–1004), occasionally also known by his Song-bestowed name of Zhao Baoji (趙保吉), was a Tangut leader and progenitor of China's Western Xia dynasty. He resisted the Song dynasty and organized a rebellion in 984. He also created a successful alliance with the Liao dynasty for military support. Li Jiqian arranged a peace agreement with the Song emperor, but violated the treaty himself. To avoid costly military campaigns, Emperor Zhenzong of Song made Li Jiqian the jiedushi of Dingnan (定難節度使), and recognized Li Jiqian's new autonomous rule. He supported the construction of irrigation canals that were crucial for the development of agriculture in the arid areas of northwestern China, especially around the capital Xingqing (modern Yinchuan).

Li Jiqian was father of Li Deming, and grandfather of Li Yuanhao, the founder of the Western Xia dynasty. He was conferred the temple name "Wuzong" (武宗) and the posthumous name "Emperor Yingyun Fatian Shenzhi Rensheng Zhidao Guangde Guangxiao" (應運法天神智仁聖至道廣德光孝皇帝) by Li Deming in 1005. Later, he was honored with the temple name "Taizu" (太祖) and the posthumous name "Emperor Shenwu" (神武皇帝) by Li Yuanhao.

In 1644, Li Zicheng, founder of the short-lived Shun dynasty, gave Li Jiqian the temple name "Taizu" (太祖). Zicheng grew up in a Shaanxi village called "Li Jiqian's walled village" (李繼遷寨) and claimed to be descended from Jiqian.[citation needed]

Family

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Consorts and issue:

  • Empress Shuncheng Yixiao, of the Yeli clan (順成懿孝皇后野利氏, d.1007)
  • Yelü Ting, Princess Yicheng of Khitan (義成公主耶律汀)

References

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  1. ^ "西夏王陵简介" (in Chinese (China)). 宁夏西夏陵. 2012-12-14. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
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