Tangut people
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The Tangut people were a Sino-Tibetan people who founded and inhabited the Western Xia dynasty. The group initially lived under Tuyuhun authority, but later submitted to the Tang dynasty. After the co
Moon-Water Bodhisattva Kuanyin, detail of entertainers (detail). China, Tangut State of Xi-Xia, Khara Khoto. 10-13th century. State Hermitage Museum
The Golden Light Sutra written in the Tangut script
Praying Tangut man
Statue head of a Buddhist arhat, Western Xia dynasty, from Hongfo Pagoda, Helan County, Ningxia
Tuyuhun
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Tuyuhun, also known as Henan and Azha, was a dynastic monarchy established by the nomadic peoples related to the Xianbei in the Qilian Mountains and upper Yellow River valley, in modern Qinghai, China
Rouran Khaganate, Tuyuhun, Yueban and Northern Wei
Tuyuhun man taming a horse, 6th century.
Remnants of Tuyuhun in northern Hebei and northern Qinghai (907–1125)
Lhasa Potala