Li Deming
Li Deming was the eldest son of Li Jiqian and the father of Emperor [Jingzong of Western Xia|Li Yuanhao], the founder of China's Western Xia dynasty. When his father died in battle in 1004, Li Deming became leader of the Tangut people, and over the next twenty years he considerably expanded the territory controlled by the Tanguts. In 1028, he named his son Li Yuanhao as crown prince. He died of natural causes in 1032. Li Deming was officially accorded the temple name "Taizong" and the posthumous name "Emperor Guangsheng" by the Western Xia dynasty.
Family
- Father: Li Jiqian
- Mother: Empress Shuncheng Yixiao, of the Yeli clan
- Consorts and issue:
- * Empress Huici Dun'ai, of the Weimu clan
- ** Emperor Jingzong of the Western Xia Li Yuanhao, first son
- * Empress Dowager, of the Ezang Quhuai clan
- ** Li Chengwei, third son
- * Lady Miemi
- ** Li Chengyu, second son