党項
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981年～
1031年)
西夏太宗名曰
李德明（981年－1031年），夏太祖李繼遷長子也，生於981年，小字阿移，為人深沉有器度，多權謀。於1004年因父戰死嗣夏王位。其管治最大特色是“依遼和宋”，同時嚮遼、宋稱臣，接受兩國封號，並伺機嚮西發展。數年間，西攻吐蕃和回鶻，奪取西涼府（今甘肅武威）、甘州（今甘肅張掖北）、瓜州（今甘肅安西東）、沙州（今甘肅敦煌東）等地。其勢力範圍擴展至玉門關及整個河西走廊。由於“依遼和宋”能麻痹遼、宋，“國傢”得以和平，對內也能專註於經濟發展，使轄區內農業有較大的發展。他在遼國的地位不斷升遷，北宋亦對其不斷封號。1020年把政治中心由西平府遷至懷遠鎮，改名興州，即日後西夏的國都興慶府（今寧夏銀川）。1028年正式立長子李元昊為太子。綜觀其一生，不但能成功保存祖先基業，並不斷擴張自己的實力，單憑“依遼和宋”已能證明他是一位能幹的政治傢。但不幸在各項稱帝的準備快完成，為西夏建國奠下了堅穩基礎的時候，於1031年病死，終年五十一，謚號光聖皇帝，廟號太宗。
Dubbed the Western Xia Taizong Li (981 -1,031), the Xiatai Zu Li moved to the eldest son also was born in 981, the small print A shift of a man deep devices, multi trickery. Father died in 1004 due to heir the throne summer. The most prominent feature is its governance, "according to Liao and Song," while the Liao, Song to concede defeat and accept the two titles, and they bet pushing west. Few years, Tibetan and Uighur attack west to seize Western Liang House (now Gansu Wuwei), Ganzhou (present Zhangye, Gansu Province North), Gua (now Gansu Anxi East), Saudi state (now Gansu Dunhuang East), and so on. Its sphere of influence extended to the Jade Gate and the Hexi Corridor. Because, "according to Liao and Song," and can cause paralysis Liao, Song, "State" to peace, internal and also to focus on economic development so that the area of agriculture have developed greatly. He constantly promoted the status of Liao, Song has been its title. 1020 level to the political center of government moved from the West Huaiyuan town, renamed Xing state, now the capital of Hou Xixia Xingqing House (now the Ningxia Yinchuan). Formally established in 1028 as the eldest son of Prince Li Yuanhao. Looking at his life, not only saved successfully Zuxian Ji industry, and continue to expand their own power alone, "according to Liao and Song" has been able to prove that he is a competent statesman. Unfortunately, the emperor in the preparation of quick completion of the Western Xia laid a solid basis for the founding of the time, died in 1031, aged 51, posthumous title of Emperor Light St., Temple name Taizong.