Emperor Huanzong of Western Xia lived from 1177 to 1206 and reigned from 1193 to 1206. See Xia for other meanings of the Chinese character 夏 xià. ...
He was the son of Emperor Renzong, and tried to follow the policies dictated by his father. However, the high-ranking officials in the Western Xia government became more corrupt as time passed, starting the irreversible decline of the Western Xia. The rising of the Mongols under Genghis Khan began to pose threats as Mongols began raiding border villages. In 1205, Huanzong changed the name of the Western Xia capital to Zhongxing (Now Yinchuang). Also in 1205, the Mongols began their first invasion of the Western Xia, pillaging and burning many outlying villages and cities. In 1206, his counsin Li Anchaun started a coup d'etat and took power from Huanzong. Huanzong died in the same year.
Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang made an unsuccessful attempt to conquer Dingnan in 932 after believing incorrectly that Dingnan was about to enter an alliance with Liao.
Chongzong submitted to the Jin demand of the Liao emperor and WesternXia became a vassal state of Jin.
The emperor Xianzong died during the fighting and was succeeded by Modi (Li Xian), the last of the Tangut rulers.
The WesternXia Dynasty (Chinese: 西å¤; pinyin: XÄ« Xià ; literally "WesternXia") 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.
Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang made an unsuccessful attempt to conquer Dingnan in 932 after believing incorrectly that Dingnan was about to enter an alliance with Liao.
The emperor Xianzong died during the fighting and was succeeded by Modi (Li Xian), the last of the Tangut rulers.
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