Emperor Chongzong of Western Xia

{{about|the Western Xia Emperor|the Ming dynasty emperor who also used an era name called Zhengde|Zhengde Emperor}}

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|name= Emperor Chongzong of Western Xia
{{nobold|西夏崇宗}}

|birth_date=1083

|death_date={{death year and age|1139|1083}}

| burial_place = Xiǎnlíng Mausoleum (顯陵, presumptively the No. 6 tomb of Western Xia mausoleums{{cite news |language = zh-cn |url = http://www.nxxwl.com/jqjj/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=130 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129054454/http://www.nxxwl.com/jqjj/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=130 |archivedate = 2014-11-29 |title = 西夏王陵简介 |publisher = 宁夏西夏陵 |date = 2012-12-14 |accessdate = 2014-11-20 | url-status= dead }})

|father=Emperor Huizong

|mother=Empress Dowager Liang the Junior

|full name=Weiming Qianshun (嵬名乾順){{cite book | author= 辞海编辑委员会 [Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui] | title = 辞海:1999年版缩印本 [Ci hai: 1999 nian ban suo yin ben] |title-link=Cihai |year = 2000 |publisher= 上海辞书出版社 [Shanghai ci shu chu ban she] |location = Shanghai |isbn=7532608395 | oclc = 222462793|page=2544|quote=崇宗（嵬名乾顺）}}
Li Qianshun (李乾順)

|succession=Emperor of the Western Xia dynasty

|reign=1086–1139

|predecessor= Emperor Huizong

|successor = Emperor Renzong

| regent = Empress Dowager Liang the Junior (1086–1099)
Liang Yibu (1086–1094)

|regnal name = Emperor Shengong Shenglu Jiaode Zhishu Renjing (神功勝禄習德治庶仁浄皇帝 = {{Tangut|𗾈𘉐𗟶𗠁𗣼𘞂𘂀𘇚𗸯𗑗𘓺𘋨}}){{cite journal|last1=Cui|first1=Hongfen|last2=Wen|first2=Zhiyong|year=2007|title=西夏皇帝尊号考略|url=http://rdbk1.ynlib.cn:6251/Qw/Paper/350752|journal=宁夏大学学报|issue=1|access-date=14 January 2022}}
Emperor Renjing (仁淨皇帝, {{Tangut|𗸯𗑗𘓺𘋨}})
Tangut style:
Emperor of the Bright Castle ({{Tangut|𗭼𗍁𘓺𘋨}})
Emperor of the White Castle ({{Tangut|𘙮𗍁𘓺𘋨}})

|posthumous name = Emperor Shengwen (聖文皇帝)

|temple name = Chongzong (崇宗)

|spouse =

|era dates=Tiānyízhìpíng (天儀治平, {{Tangut|𘓺𗫸𗁣𘇚|L0510, L3101, L2394, L0720}}): 1086–1089
Tiānyòumín'ān (天祐民安, {{Tangut|𘓺𗼕𘂀𗴴|L0510, L2342, L5243, L0140}}): 1090–1097
Yǒng'ān (永安, {{Tangut|𗦷𗪚|L2452, L2865}}): 1098–1100
Zhēnguān (貞觀, {{Tangut|𗣼𘝯|L2748, L5593}}): 1101–1113
Yōngníng (雍寧, {{Tangut|𗖠𗪚|L1507, L2865}}): 1114–1118
Yuándé (元德, {{Tangut|𗣼𗪟|L2748, L2104}}): 1119–1127
Zhèngdé (正德, {{Tangut|𗣼𘇚|L2748, L0720}}): 1127–1134
Dàdé (大德, {{Tangut|𘜶𗣼|L4457, L2748}}): 1135–1139

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Emperor Chongzong of Western Xia (1084–1139), born Li Qianshun ({{zh|t=李乾順}}), was the fourth emperor of the Western Xia dynasty of China, ruling from 1086 to 1139.{{NoteTag|name=fn1|Reign dates are from [http://www.uglychinese.org/xixia.htm uglychinese.org]}} His reign began at the age of three, when his father Li Bingchang died. He remained under the regency of the Empress Dowager Zhaojian{{NoteTag|name=fn2|There were two dowagers of Tangut emperors named Empress Liang, the other was over Emperor Huizong of Western Xia, see Ksenia Kepping, [http://kepping.net/pdfs/works/Liangzhou_Bilingual_Stele.pdf The famous Liangzhou bilingual stele].}} until she was poisoned in 1099 by a Liao envoy.

Li's reign included further sinification and removed the power of some significant Tangut clans, which had remained a powerful political force—appointing tribal leaders as kings, forcing them under his power and influence. His reign saw incursions by the neighboring Liao and Northern Song dynasties, and a series of military defeats from 1114. He established Confucianist-led administration for several political quarters including civil and military, centralising his power. Buddhism was prevalent during his reign, and the scriptures were translated to the Tangut language.