X-Nico

5 unusual facts about Western Xia


Western Xia

Meanwhile, Emperor Shenzong stepped down from power in 1223, leaving his son, Xianzong, in his place.

However, it would not be until 1038 that the Tangut chieftain Li Yuanhao, Li Deming's son, who also ordered the creation of a Tangut writing system and the translation of Chinese classics into Tangut, named himself emperor of Da Xia, and demanded of the Song emperor recognition as an equal.

The same year, 1211, Li Anquan abdicated the throne, and subsequently died, after Shenzong seized power.

Immediately following Renzong's coronation, many natural disasters occurred and Renzong worked to stabilize the economy.

After Renzong's death, Emperor Huanzong of Western Xia came into power and Western Xia's power began to fail.


Shi Jinbo

After graduating in 1966, Shi joined a team researching the Western Xia caves at the Mogao Caves near Dunhuang in Gansu, and based on his translation of Tangut inscriptions in the caves he was able to identify a large number of caves as dating to the period during which Dunhuang was governed by the Western Xia regime (1036–1226).

The Great Dunhuang

Along the way, she meets Li Yuanhao, the ambitious ruler of Western Xia who desires to dominate the western regions of China.

Tuyuhun

The incident took away the central leadership and stripped the opportunity for the Xianbei to restore the Tuyuhun Kingdom, although later they were able to establish the Western Xia (1038-1227), which was destroyed by the Mongols.


see also

Jingzong

Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia (1003 - 1048), first emperor of the Western Xia Empire

Western Xia tombs

The Western Xia capital city and the burial complex eluded early 20th century explorers of Central Asia, including Nikolay Kozlov, Aurel Stein and Sven Hedin.