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Chinese Dynasties (2064 words) |
 | At minimum, the Xia period marked an evolutionary stage between the late neolithic cultures and the typical Chinese urban civilization of the Shang dynasty. |
 | Shang dynasty endured roughly from 1700 to 1027 B.C. The Shang dynasty (also called the Yin dynasty in its later stages) is believed to found by a rebel leader who overthrew the last Xia ruler. |
 | The Zhou dynasty had its capital at Hao, near the city of Xi'an, or Chang'an, as it was known in its heyday in the imperial period. |
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Western Xia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (925 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. |
 | His mother became the regent and during Yizong's reign, Liao Dynasty launched an invasion of Western Xia, causing Western Xia to submit to Liao Dynasty as a vassal state. |
 | Chongzong submitted to the Jin demand of the Liao emperor and Western Xia became a vassal state of Jin. |