Emperor Xianzong of Western Xia lived from 1181 to 1226. He reigned for three years and was the second son of Emperor Shenzong. See Xia for other meanings of the Chinese character 夏 xià. ...
Xianzong changed his predecessor's policy and decided to ally with Jin. However, the Jin Empire was under a barrage of assualt from the Mongol Empire and was unable to help out Western Xia. Xianzong also changed the policy for Mongols. He decided to fight against the Mongol invaders instead of allying with them. However, the Western Xia armies were tired from long and incessant wars against the Jin, and were unable to beat back the Mongol assaults. Xianzong died in 1226.
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 emperorXianzong died during the fighting and was succeeded by Modi (Li Xian), the last of the Tangut rulers.
WesternXia (西夏 pinyin: Xīxi?), was a kingdom from 1032 up to 1227 of the Tibetan languageTibetan-speaking Tangut tribes that was established in the 11th century and flourished through the early 13th century until it was conquered by the Mongols of the Yuan dynasty.
In actuality, they were de facto independent, and the interaction between the Jin, the Song, and the WesternXia is of interest to historians of diplomacy because they are an example of diplomatic relations between states of de facto equal power but within a diplomatic framework in which one state was formally superior.
WesternXia had its own written language that disappeared after the kingdom was annihilated by the Mongols.
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