Duan Yu

Duan Yu
Reign 1108–1147
Full name
Posthumous name
Xuanren Emperor (宣仁帝)
Temple name
Xianzong (憲宗)
Dynasty Dali
Duan Yu
Traditional Chinese 段譽
Simplified Chinese 段誉

Duan Yu, courtesy name Heyu, temple name Xianzong, posthumous name Xuanren, was the 16th[1] emperor of the Kingdom of Dali 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. He abdicated and became a monk in 1147 and was succeeded by his son Duan Zhengxing.

In fiction

Duan Yu is fictionalised as one of the protagonists in the wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Louis Cha.

Notes

  1. ↑ If Gao Shengtai's reign is taken into consideration, Duan Yu would have been the 17th emperor. See .
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