Duan_Siping
Duan Siping
Emperor of Dali
Duan Siping (Chinese: 段思平; pinyin: Duàn Sīpíng, IPA: [twân sí.pʰǐŋ]; Bai: Duainb six-pienp[1]), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Dali, was the founder and first emperor of the Dali Kingdom.[2] The Dali Kingdom would last until the Mongol conquest in 1253 led by Kublai Khan and its territories would later be ruled by the Yuan dynasty.[3]