Reign

He was a nephew of his predecessor Emperor Xianzong. Faced with the threat of the Mongols, Li Xian and his officials rallied around the capital Zhongxing, trying to use its large walls to hold off the Mongol cavalries. However, Zhongxing suffered from a massive earthquake, which resulted in pestilence and food shortage. In 1227, Li finally surrendered to the Mongol Empire, but the Mongols killed him and his entire family out of fear that the Western Xia would rebel against Mongol Empire. His death marked the end of the Western Xia dynasty.

The Mongols gave the last ruler of the Western Xia the name Shidurghu meaning "simple, right, just", and in 18th century European sources he is referred to as Schidascou or Shidaskû from his Mongolian name.

生平

李睍在位時已為西夏滅亡的前夕，曾拒降蒙古。右丞相高良惠及各將士積極抵抗蒙古，但無奈天意造化弄人，中興府發生大地震，以致瘟疫肆虐，糧水短缺，軍民死傷過半，西夏註定滅亡了。最後於1227年農曆六月投降蒙古，1227年8月25日，成吉思汗病故，蒙軍恐夏主有變，李睍開城投降後，按照成吉思汗遺囑，在成吉思汗去世三天後，也就是寶義二年七月十五日（1227年8月28日），李睍被殺。西夏滅亡後，蒙古軍商議屠城，最終在出身党項族的蒙古軍將領察罕的極力勸諫下使中興府內的百姓避免了被屠殺的命運，察罕隨後入城安撫城內軍民，使西夏遺民得以保全。