Juqu Mengxun
| (Bei) Liang Wuxuanwang ((北)涼武宣王) | |
|---|---|
| Family name: | Juqu (沮渠; jǔ qú) |
| Given name: | Mengxun (蒙遜, méng xùn) |
| Temple name: | Taizu (太祖, tài zǔ) |
| Posthumous name: | Wuxuan (武宣, wǔ xuān) literary meaning: "martial and responsible" |
Juqu Mengxun (沮渠蒙遜) (368-433) was a prince of the Chinese/Xiongnu state Northern Liang, and the first from the Juqu clan. His cousin Juqu Nancheng (沮渠男成) and he initially supported Duan Ye as prince of Northern Liang in 397 after rebelling against Later Liang, but in 401, Juqu Mengxun tricked Duan Ye into wrongly executing Juqu Nancheng, and then used that as an excuse to attack and kill Duan Ye, taking over the throne himself. While he maintained his own state, he also nominally served as a vassal of Later Qin and Northern Wei. He was considered a capable ruler when young, but in old age was considered cruel and arbitrary.
Era names
- Yong'an (永安 yǒng ān) 401-412
- Xuanshi (玄始 xuán shǐ) 412-428
- Chengxuan (承玄 chéng xuán) 428-430
- Yihe (義和 yì hé) 430-433
Personal information
- Mother
- Lady Che (d. 413)
- Wife
- Children
- Juqu Xingguo (沮渠興國), the Heir Apparent, later captured and detained by Western Qin's prince Qifu Chipan 429 (d. 431)
- Juqu Puti (沮渠菩提), the Heir Apparent (created 429, deposed 433)
- Juqu Mujian (沮渠牧犍), the Heir Apparent (created 433), later prince
- Juqu Wuhui (沮渠無諱), later prince
- Juqu Anzhou (沮渠安周), later prince
- Juqu Yide (沮渠儀德)
- Juqu Bing (沮渠秉) (brothers forced to kill him by Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei 444)
- Princess Xingping, later consort to Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (forced to commit suicide 447)
- Another daughter, older than Juqu Mujian