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| Imperial Chinese Dynasties: Western Xia, Six Dynasties, Qing and Yuan Dynasties Debate, Xin Dynasty, Dynasties in Chinese History, Shun Dynasty |  | Creator: Books LLC
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Western Xia, Six Dynasties, Qing and Yuan Dynasties Debate, Xin Dynasty, Dynasties in Chinese History, Shun Dynasty, Conquest Dynasties. Excerpt: Chinese historiographyTimeline of Chinese historyDynasties in Chinese historyLinguistic historyArt historyEconomic historyEducation historyScience and technology historyLegal historyMedia historyMilitary historyNaval history The Western Xia Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: X Xià; Wade-Giles: Hsi Hsia; literally "Western Xia") or the Tangut Empire, was known to the Tanguts and the Tibetans as Minyak. The state existed from 1038 to 1227 CE in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Ningxia, Gansu, eastern Qinghai, northern Shaanxi, northeastern Xinjiang, southwest Inner Mongolia, and southernmost Outer Mongolia, measuring about eight hundred thousand square kilometers. The state suffered from devastating destruction by the Mongols who founded Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), including most of its written records and architecture. Its founders and history therefore remained controversial until recent research conducted both in the West and within China. They occupied the area of important trade route between North China and Central Asia, the Hexi Corridor. The Western Xia made significant achievements in literature, art, music, and architecture, which was characterized as shining and sparkling. Their extensive stance among the other empires of the Liao, Song, and Jin was attributable to their effective military organizations that integrated cavalry, chariots, archery, shields, artillery (cannons carried on the back of camels), and amphibious troops for combats on the land and water The full title of the Western Xia was called their own state "phiow¹-bjij²-lhjij-lhjij²" which translates as "The Great Sta... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=58495
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