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Encyclopedia: Western Xia

The Western Xia Dynasty (Chinese: 西夏; pinyin: Xī Xià; literally "Western Xia") or the Tangut Empire was a state that existed from 1032 up to 1227 in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, and Ningxia. It was established in the 11th century by Tangut tribes. Occupying the area along the trade route between Central Asia and the West, the Tangut were neighbors to Northern China, which was ruled by Song China and later the Jurchen Empire.

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How to say "Western Xia" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	西夏
	(Japanese)	西夏
	(German)	Tanguten
	(Spanish)	Imperio Tangut
	(French)	Dynastie des Xia occidentaux

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Tangut

The Tangut were a Tibetan people, who moved to the highlands of western Sichuan sometime before the 10th century AD. Their script was derived from, though not identical, to Chinese characters. They established the Western Xia Empire...

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Genghis Khan

transport. At the time of the kuriltai, Genghis was involved in a dispute with Western Xia, the first of his wars of conquest, and despite problems in taking well defended Western Xia cities, and by 1209 when peace with Western Xia was made, he had with substantially reduced the Western Xia dominion, and...

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List of Tibet-related topics

Autonomous Region Treaty between Tibet and Mongolia (1913) U Ucan script U-Tsang V W Western Xia Wylie transliteration X Y Yabshi Pan Rinzinwangmo Yungchen Lhamo Z Zaya Pandita Zhang Zhung...

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Northern and Southern Dynasties

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Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)

./Ten King. Song Dynasty Liao Dynasty Western Xia Jin Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Ming Dynasty Qing Dynasty... -- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period -- Tang Dynasty -- Mongols -- Western Xia -- Puxian Wannu... History of China series 3 Huang 5 Di Xia Dynasty Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han...

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Mongol Empire

came into conflict with the Jin empire of the Jurchen and the Western Xia in Northern China, and... war against the Western Xia, Genghis fell ill and died. After Genghis’ death in 1227, his successors... off the Xia and the remnants of the Khwarezmids, and came into conflict with the Song Dynasty of China...

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Sui Dynasty

History of China series 3 Huang 5 Di Xia Dynasty Shang Dynasty Zhou Dynasty Qin Dynasty Han Dynasty Three Kingdoms Jin Dynasty Sixteen Kingdoms N/S Dynasties Sui Dynasty Tang Dynasty Five Dyn./Ten King. Song Dynasty Liao Dynasty Western Xia Jin Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Ming Dynasty Qing...

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Sixteen Kingdoms

Dyn./Ten King. Song Dynasty Liao Dynasty Western Xia Jin Dynasty Yuan Dynasty Ming Dynasty Qing..., Northern Yan, Southern Yan, Former Qin, Later Qin and Western Qin and Xia. The term has been... Western Qin Former Yan Later Yan Northern Yan Southern Yan Xia Not included in...

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Chinese era name

exceptions are from the non-Han Chinese Western Xia Dynasty (1032 - 1227). Of the 33 Western Xia era...

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List of Mongolia-related topics

Toghtua Bukha - Western Xia X Xanadu - Xianbei - Xinjiang - Xiongnu - Xoomii Y Yenisei River - Yi...

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