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| Emperor Baoding of Dali 大理保定帝 | |||||||||||||
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| Emperor ofDali | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 1081–1094 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Duan Shouhui | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Gao Shengtai (of Dazhong) | ||||||||||||
| Regent | Gao Shengtai | ||||||||||||
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| Dynasty | Dali | ||||||||||||
| Duan Zhengming | |||||||
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| Chinese | 段正明 | ||||||
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Duan Zhengming, also known by hisposthumous name as theEmperor Baoding of Dali, was the 14themperor of theDali Kingdom. In 1081,Gao Zhisheng and his son,Gao Shengtai, forced Duan Zhengming's predecessor,Duan Shouhui (Emperor Shangming), to abdicate and replaced him with Duan Zhengming. In 1094, Gao Shengtai forced Duan Zhengming to relinquish the throne to him and renamed the Dali Kingdom to "Dazhong Kingdom". Gao Shengtai ruled briefly until his death in 1096, after which the throne was returned to the Duan family – Duan Zhengming's younger brother,Duan Zhengchun, became the new ruler and restored the kingdom's former name.
Duan Zhengming is fictionalised as a minor character in thewuxianovel [zh]Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils byLouis Cha.