Western Xia
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The Western Xia or the Xi Xia, officially the Kingdom of the Great Xia of the White and Lofty or Great Xia, also known as the Tangut Empire, was a Tangut-led imperial dynasty of China that existed fro
Xixia stone inscriptions
Western Xia painting on silk depicting the Daoist deity Emperor Xuanwu, discovered in the Hongfo Pagoda in 1990
Painting of a warrior from a late Western Xia tomb in Gansu
Western Xia explosive caltrop
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
Western Xia
…the Kingdom of the Great Xia of the White and Lofty (Tangut: 𗴂𗹭𘜶𗴲𗂧) or Great Xia (大夏; Dà Xià; Ta4 Hsia4), also known as the Tangut Empire, was a Tangut-led imperial dynasty of China that existed from 1038 to 1227 AD. At its peak, the dynasty ruled over 800,000 square kilometres (310,000 square miles…
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