Duan Yu
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| Emperor Xianzong of Dali 大理憲宗 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Emperor of Dali | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 1108–1147 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Duan Zhengchun | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Duan Zhengxing | ||||||||||||||||
| Grand Chancellors | Gao 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1083 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1176 (aged 92–93) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dynasty | Dali | ||||||||||||||||
| Duan Yu | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 段譽 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 段誉 | ||||||
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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[edit]
Duan Yu is fictionalized as one of the main characters in the wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Louis Cha.
- Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Kent Tong (1982)
- Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Eddie Kwan (1991)
- Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Benny Chan (1997)
- Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Jimmy Lin (2003)
- Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Kim Ki-bum (2013)
- Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Bai Shu (2021)