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Britain.tv Wikipedia - Western Xia (947 words) |
 | The Western Xia Dynasty (Chinese: 西å¤; pinyin: XÄ« Xià ; literally "Western Xia") 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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