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Duan Yu

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Emperor Xianzong of Dali
大理憲宗
Emperor of Dali
Reign1108–1147
PredecessorDuan Zhengchun
SuccessorDuan Zhengxing
Grand ChancellorsGao Taiming (高泰明) (1108–1116)
Gao Taiyun (高泰運) (1116–1119)
Gao Mingshun (高明順) (1119–1129)
Gao Shunzhen (高順貞) (1129–1141)
Gao Liangcheng (高量成) (1141–1147)
Born1083
Died1176 (aged 92–93)
Full name
Era dates
Rixin (日新): 1108–1109
Wenzhi (文治): 1110–1121
Jiayong (嘉永): 1122–1128
Baotian (保天): 1129–1137
Guangyun (廣運): 1138–1147
Posthumous name
Emperor Xuanren (宣仁皇帝)
Temple name
Xianzong (憲宗)
DynastyDali
Duan Yu
Traditional Chinese段譽
Simplified Chinese段誉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDuàn Yù

Duan Yu (1083–1176), courtesy name Heyu, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xianzong of Dali, was the 16th[1] emperor of the Dali Kingdom, reigning between 1108 and 1147. Following a family tradition, Duan's father, Duan Zhengchun, abdicated and became a monk in 1108. Duan succeeded his father as the emperor of Dali and renamed himself Duan Zhengyan (段正嚴). He abdicated and became a monk in 1147 and was succeeded by his son Duan Zhengxing.

In fiction

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Duan Yu is fictionalized as one of the main characters in the wuxia novel [zh] Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Louis Cha.

Notes

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  1. ^ If Gao Shengtai's reign is taken into consideration, Duan Yu would have been the 17th emperor. See [1].
Preceded by Emperor of Dali
1108 AD–1147 AD
Succeeded by
Duan Zhengxing