480 hsia
In 967, it became known at the Sung court that Yi-yin had died.
T’ai-tsu suspended the court for three days, conferred on him the
posthumous titles of Grand Master and king of Hsia, appointed his
son Kuang-jui as Grand Guardian, and recognized him as Military
Commissioner of the Army Which Fixes Difficulties (Sung shih 485:3a).
King of Hsia became henceforth the title of the Tangut rulers.
In 976, Kuang-jui defeated a Northern Han army and presented
1000 cattle and sheep he had captured to the Sung court. T’ai-tsu
appointed him Acting Grand Commandant (Sung shih 485:3a).
After T’ai-tsung had ascended the Sung throne on Nov.15, 976,
the sources refer to Kuang-jui as K’o-jui to avoid the tabooed given
name of the new emperor (Sung shih 485:3a).
In 978, it became known at the Sung court that Li Kuang-jui had
died. T’ai-tsung suspended the court for two days and conferred on
Kuang-jui the posthumous title of Palace Attendant. Kuang-jui was
succeeded by his son Chi-yün. T’ai-tsung appointed him Acting Min-
ister over the Masses and recognized him as Military Commissioner
of the Army Which Fixes Difficulties (Sung shih 485:3a).
When T’ai-tsung attacked the Northern Han in 979, Chi-yün sup-
ported him with troops (Sung shih 485:3a).
In 980, it became known at the Sung court that Li Chi-yün had
died. He was succeeded by his brother Chi-p’eng. But Chi-p’eng met
with opposition and was forced to seek Chinese support. In 982, he
travelled to the court in K’ai-feng and there under duress ceded some
territory to the Sung. T’ai-tsung presented him with 1000 ounces of
silver, 1000 bolts of silk, and 1,000,000 cash, and his grandmother with
one jade vessel and three golden vessels. He appointed Chi-p’eng Mili-
tary Commissioner of the Army Which Displays Virtue and conferred
offices on his brothers. The emperor then gave a banquet, bestowed
on Chi-p’eng the imperial surname of Chao and the given name of
Pao-chung (Maintaining Loyalty),^4 presented him with a painting by
his own hand, appointed him Inspector of Hsia, recognized him as
Military Commissioner of the Army Which Fixes Difficulties, and fur-
ther presented him with 1000 ounces of golden vessels, 10,000 ounces
of silver vessels, cash, and silk. When Chi-p’eng departed, T’ai-tsung
gave another banquet and presented garments, jade belts, silver horse
trappings, 3000 bolts of silken fabrics, 3000 ounces of silver vessels,
500 brocade robes, silver belts, and 500 horses (Sung shih 485:3a-4b).
(^4) The Chinese sources henceforth refer to Chi-p’eng as Chao Pao-chung.