7-421: Li Xun may refer to: Li Xun (Western Liang) (died 421), final ruler of Western Liang Li Xun (Tang dynasty) (died 784), Tang dynasty prince Li Zhongyan (died 835), Tang dynasty politician, known as Li Xun in 835 Li Xun (footballer) (born 1992) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
14-413: The era name to signify that Western Liang was still a state. Juqu Mengxun then sent his heir apparent Juqu Zhengde ( 沮渠政德 ) to attack Dunhuang, and Li Xun defended the city, refusing to engage Juqu Zhengde. However, Juqu Mengxun soon arrived, and he built levees to accumulate water around Dunhuang. Li Xun offered to surrender, but Juqu Mengxun refused. At this point, Song Cheng betrayed him and offered
21-471: The collapse of the Western Liang dynasty. Very little is known about Li Xun's life, including whether he was the son of his brother Li Xin's mother Princess Dowager Yin . Under his father Li Gao (Prince Wuzhao) and/or Li Xin, Li Xun successively served as the governor of Jiuquan (酒泉, roughly modern Jiuquan , Gansu ) and Dunhuang Commanderies. His rule of Dunhuang was said to be benevolent and favored by
28-424: The governor of Dunhuang. However, Suo quickly lost favor with the people by being rude, dishonest, and cruel. Some people of Dunhuang, under the leadership of Song Cheng ( 宋承 ) and Zhang Hong ( 張弘 ), secretly invited Li Xun back to Dunhuang, and in winter 420 he did so, forcing Suo to flee. Song and Zhang offered Li Xun the titles of Champion General ( 冠軍將軍 ) and Inspector of Liang Province ( 涼州刺史 ), and he changed
35-455: The people. In 420, while trying to attack Northern Liang, Li Xin fell into a trap set by Juqu Mengxun and was killed in battle. Juqu Mengxun then quickly reached the Western Liang capital Jiuquan, and Li Xin's other brothers abandoned Jiuquan and fled to Dunhuang. Once they reached Dunhuang, they and Li Xun, then the governor of Dunhuang, abandoned Dunhuang and fled to the hills north of Dunhuang. Juqu Mengxun commissioned Suo Yuanxu ( 索元緒 ) to be
42-536: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Li_Xun&oldid=1080959772 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Li Xun (Western Liang) Li Xun ( Chinese : 李恂 ; died 421), courtesy name Shiru ( 士如 ),
49-459: Was the final ruler of China's Western Liang dynasty during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. Li Xun tried to hold out against the conquering Northern Liang armies under its prince Juqu Mengxun , after his brother Li Xin 's death in 420. He was only able to hold the city of Dunhuang for several months, before Juqu Mengxun successfully sieged the city, and Li Xun committed suicide, which marked
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