Emperor Mozhu of Western Xia
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Emperor Mozhu or Emperor Modi ("last emperor") of Western Xia
was the last emperor of Western Xia and reigned from 1226 to 1227. His Chinese name was Lǐ Xiàn 李睍. He presided over the destruction of the kingdom as the Mongol forces of Genghis Khan
overran and conquered the kingdom following defiance by earlier emperors of the kingdom.
Faced with the threat of Mongols, Mozhu and his officials rallied around the capital Zhongxing, trying to use its large walls to fight the Mongol cavalries. However, Zhongxing suffered from a massive earthquake, causing pestilence and food shortage. In 1227, Mozhu finally surrendered to the Mongol Empire, but the Mongols killed him and his entire family in fear of that the Western Xia would rebel against Mongol Empire. His death marked the end of the Western Xia dynasty.
Western Xia
The Western Xia Dynasty or the Tangut Empire, was known to the Tanguts and the Tibetans as Minyak.The state existed from 1038 to 1227 AD in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Ningxia, Gansu, eastern Qinghai, northern Shaanxi, northeastern Xinjiang, southwest Inner Mongolia, and...
was the last emperor of Western Xia and reigned from 1226 to 1227. His Chinese name was Lǐ Xiàn 李睍. He presided over the destruction of the kingdom as the Mongol forces of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
overran and conquered the kingdom following defiance by earlier emperors of the kingdom.
Faced with the threat of Mongols, Mozhu and his officials rallied around the capital Zhongxing, trying to use its large walls to fight the Mongol cavalries. However, Zhongxing suffered from a massive earthquake, causing pestilence and food shortage. In 1227, Mozhu finally surrendered to the Mongol Empire, but the Mongols killed him and his entire family in fear of that the Western Xia would rebel against Mongol Empire. His death marked the end of the Western Xia dynasty.