| Emperor Huizong of Western Xia | |
| Succession: | Emperor of the Western Xia dynasty |
| Reign: | 1067–1086 |
| Predecessor: | Emperor Yizong |
| Successor: | Emperor Chongzong |
| Regent: | Empress Dowager Liang (1067–1076) Liang Yimai (1076–1085) Liang Yibu (1085–1086) |
| Father: | Emperor Yizong |
| Mother: | Empress Dowager Liang |
| Full Name: | Weiming Bingchang (嵬名秉常)[1] Li Bingchang (李秉常) |
| Regnal Name: | Emperor Jiude Zhuguo Zengfu Zhengmin Daming (就德主國增福正民大明皇帝)[2] Emperor Gongde Zhuguo Zengfu Zhengmin Daming (功德主國增福正民大明皇帝) Emperor Mingsheng (明盛皇帝,) Tangut style: Emperor of the Wall-gazing Castle |
| Temple Name: | Huizong (惠宗) |
| Posthumous Name: | Emperor Kangjing (康靖皇帝) |
| Birth Date: | 1060 |
| Burial Place: | Xiànlíng Mausoleum (獻陵, presumptively the No. 5 tomb of Western Xia mausoleums[3]) |
| Era Dates: | Qiandao (乾道): 1068 Tiancilishengguoqing (天賜禮盛國慶,): 1069–1073 Da'an (大安,): 1074–1084 Tian'anliding (天安禮定,): 1085–1086 |
Emperor Huizong of Western Xia (1060–1086), born Li Bingchang, was the third emperor of the Tangut-led Chinese Western Xia dynasty, ruling from 1067 to 1086.
After his father's sudden death, Huizong assumed the throne at the young age of six. His mother, Empress Dowager Liang (Chinese: 梁太后, Tangut:), became the regent for the rest of Huizong's reign. In 1076, Huizong turned sixteen, and was supposed to assume direct control of the throne but was stopped by the enormous influence of the Dowager. The two sparred over the cultural policy of the empire: the Emperor Huizong supported sinicization, while the Empress Dowager Liang supported Tangutization (ironic, considering Huizong was of paternal Tangut heritage, and Liang was of ethnic Han heritage). Empress Dowager Liang eventually had Huizong put under house arrest; as a result, Huizong requested the Song dynasty for help. The Song Dynasty then invaded the Western Xia on the premise of freeing Huizong, but the invasion was repelled.
Empress Dowager Liang then forced Huizong to marry her niece, who would also become a powerful empress dowager. Thus, the Western Xia had two different Empress Dowager Liang.
He was depressed by the control of his mother, and Huizong later died at the young age of 26.
Huizong was succeeded by his son, the Emperor Chongzong.
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