Editing Cheng-Han (section)

=== Han (338–347) ===
In 338, Li Qi’s father's cousin, [[Li Shou]] forced him to abdicate and took the throne for himself. Li Shou renamed the state from Cheng to Han, named so after his peerage and wanting to distance himself from Li Xiong's line. For this reason, historiographers collectively refer to Li Xiong and Li Shou’s states as Cheng-Han. Li Shou initially promised to only rule for a few years before submitting to Jin to appease the court but soon reneged on his words. Instead, he imitated his rule after the [[Later Zhao]] dynasty in the north by imposing harsher laws, taxes and [[Corvée|corvee labor]] on his citizens and building lavish palaces.

Li Shou died in 343 and was succeeded by his son [[Li Shi (emperor)|Li Shi]]. His reign was plagued by a succession crisis, a popular revolt by one of his generals and a sudden influx of [[Rau peoples|Rau people]] entering his territory. The situation in Han caught the attention of the Jin commander, [[Huan Wen]], who was looking to elevate his own prestige. In 346, Huan Wen set off to conquer Han, and in 347, he reached Chengdu and forced Li Shi to surrender, ending the Cheng-Han dynasty. Li Shi was sent to [[Jiankang]], where he lived before dying of natural causes in 361.