{{Short description|16th Emperor of Dali Kingdom}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2009}} {{Infobox royalty |name = Emperor Xianzong of Dali<br>{{nobold|大理憲宗}} |image = |birth_date =1083 |death_date ={{death year and age|1176|1083}} |family_name = Duan (段) |clan_name = |given_name = Yu (譽) or Heyu (和譽); later changed to Zhengyan (正嚴)<br>Dharma name: Guanghong (廣弘) |succession = Emperor of Dali |reign = 1108–1147 |predecessor=Duan Zhengchun |successor = Duan Zhengxing |reg-type = Grand Chancellors |regent = Gao Taiming (高泰明) (1108–1116)<br>Gao Taiyun (高泰運) (1116–1119)<br>Gao Mingshun (高明順) (1119–1129)<br>Gao Shunzhen (高順貞) (1129–1141)<br>Gao Liangcheng (高量成) (1141–1147) |dynasty = Dali |era name = |era dates = Rixin (日新): 1108–1109<br>Wenzhi (文治): 1110–1121<br>Jiayong (嘉永): 1122–1128<br>Baotian (保天): 1129–1137<br>Guangyun (廣運): 1138–1147 |temple name = Xianzong (憲宗) |posthumous name = Emperor Xuanren (宣仁皇帝) }} {{family name hatnote|Duan|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox Chinese|t=段譽|s=段誉|p=Duàn Yù}} '''Duan Yu''' (1083–1176), courtesy name '''Heyu''', also known by his temple name as the '''Emperor Xianzong of Dali''', was the 16th<ref>If Gao Shengtai's reign is taken into consideration, Duan Yu would have been the 17th emperor. See [http://wiki.zupulu.com/topic.php?action=resumesview&topicid=979 ].</ref> emperor of the Dali Kingdom, reigning between 1108 and 1147. Following a family tradition, Duan's father, Duan Zhengchun, abdicated and became a monk in 1108. Duan succeeded his father as the emperor of Dali and renamed himself '''Duan Zhengyan''' (段正嚴). He abdicated and became a monk in 1147 and was succeeded by his son Duan Zhengxing.

==In fiction== {{further|List of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils characters}}

Duan Yu is fictionalized as one of the main characters in the wuxia {{ill|wuxia novel|lt=novel|zh|武俠小說}} ''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' by Louis Cha.

* ''Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Kent Tong'' (1982) *'' Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Eddie Kwan'' (1991) * ''Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Benny Chan'' (1997) * ''Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Jimmy Lin'' (2003) * ''Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Kim Ki-bum'' (2013) * ''Portrayed in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Bai Shu'' (2021)

==Notes== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = Duan Zhengchun | title = Emperor of Dali| years = 1108 AD&ndash;1147 AD | after =Duan Zhengxing}} {{s-end}}

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