Western Xia

kingdom or empire in ancient China (1038–1227)
Country historical_chinese_state Q7427
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Western Xia

Summary

Western Xia is a historical Chinese state[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Xia is identified as part of the Tanguts ethnic group[3].
  • Western Xia is on the continent of Asia[4].
  • Western Xia's instance of is recorded as historical Chinese state[5].
  • Western Xia's capital is recorded as Yinchuan[6].
  • Western Xia's founder is recorded as Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia[7].
  • Western Xia's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[8].
  • Western Xia followed Song[9].
  • Western Xia is part of Song Liao Jin Xia[10].
  • Western Xia is part of Mid-Imperial China[11].
  • Western Xia's Commons category is recorded as Western Xia Dynasty[12].
  • January 1, 1038 marks the founding of Western Xia[13].
  • Western Xia was dissolved in January 1, 1227[14].
  • Western Xia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.4181, 'lon': 106.2241}[15].
  • Western Xia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Western Xia[16].
  • Western Xia has a population of {'amount': '+3000000'}[17].
  • Western Xia's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[18].
  • Western Xia's described by source is recorded as History of Song[19].
  • Western Xia's described by source is recorded as History of Liao[20].
  • Western Xia's replaced by is recorded as Mongol Empire[21].
  • Western Xia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '大白高國'}[22].
  • Western Xia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'txg', 'text': '𗴂𗹭𘜶𗴲𗂧'}[23].
  • Western Xia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'txg', 'text': '𗴂𗹭𗂧𘜶'}[24].
  • Western Xia's different from is recorded as Xia[25].
  • Western Xia's different from is recorded as Xixia[26].
  • Western Xia's different from is recorded as Xixia[27].

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Geography

Western Xia is on the continent of Asia[4]. Part of include Song Liao Jin Xia[10], a historical period[28] and Mid-Imperial China[11].

Physical Characteristics

Western Xia covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1000000'}[29]. It has a population of {'amount': '+3000000'}[17].

Designation and Status

Western Xia's instance of is recorded as historical Chinese state[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1038 marks the founding of Western Xia[13].

Why It Matters

Western Xia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . books.google.com. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . jwsr.pitt.edu. jwsr.pitt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Western Xia
    Founder Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia
    Ethnic group Tanguts
    Continent Asia
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