Mongol conquest of the Western Xia

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Mongol invasion military campaign

The Mongol conquest of the Western Xia was an early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty, helping to launch the Mongol Empire’s rapid expansion across Asia.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Mongol conquest of Western Xia	2
Mongol conquest of the Western Xia canonical	2
Mongol invasion of Western Xia	1
Mongol siege of Yinchuan in 1209	1
Mongol–Western Xia War	1
Mongol–Western Xia Wars	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mongol invasion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mongol conquest of the Western Xia ⓘ surface form: Mongol invasion of Western Xia Mongol conquest of the Western Xia ⓘ surface form: Mongol–Western Xia War
belligerent	Mongol Empire ⓘ Western Xia ⓘ
cause	Western Xia alliance with Jin dynasty against Mongols ⓘ Western Xia refusal to fully submit to Mongol overlordship ⓘ
commander	Emperor Mozhu of Western Xia ⓘ Emperor Xiangzong of Western Xia ⓘ Genghis Khan ⓘ Li Anquan ⓘ
conflictIn	Mongol conquest of the Western Xia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mongol–Western Xia Wars
endDate	1227 ⓘ
era	early 13th century ⓘ
followedBy	Mongol–Jin War ⓘ surface form: Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire ⓘ surface form: Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire
historicalSignificance	demonstrated Mongol siege capabilities against fortified cities ⓘ first major sedentary state destroyed by the Mongol Empire ⓘ helped launch rapid Mongol expansion across Asia ⓘ secured Mongol control over trade routes in northwestern China ⓘ
notableEvent	death of Genghis Khan during the campaign ⓘ final Mongol campaign against Western Xia in 1226–1227 ⓘ flooding attempt of Yinchuan by diverting the Yellow River ⓘ massacre of Western Xia population ⓘ siege of Yinchuan ⓘ
opponentEthnicGroup	Tangut people ⓘ
opponentGovernmentType	Tangut-led dynasty ⓘ
partOf	Mongol Empire expansion ⓘ
place	Gansu Province ⓘ surface form: Gansu Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region ⓘ surface form: Ningxia Ordos Plateau ⓘ surface form: Ordos region Western Xia ⓘ Northwest China ⓘ surface form: northwestern China
precededBy	Mongol conquest of the Western Xia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mongol siege of Yinchuan in 1209 initial Mongol raids on Western Xia in 1205 ⓘ
relatedDynasty	Jin dynasty ⓘ Western Xia ⓘ surface form: Western Xia dynasty
relatedRuler	Genghis Khan ⓘ
result	Mongol victory ⓘ annexation of Western Xia territory by Mongol Empire ⓘ depopulation of Western Xia urban centers ⓘ destruction of Western Xia ⓘ extermination of Western Xia ruling house ⓘ
startDate	1205 ⓘ
strategy	systematic devastation of agricultural lands ⓘ use of steppe cavalry and siege warfare ⓘ
yearOfGenghisKhansDeath	1227 ⓘ

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Subject: Mongol conquest of the Western Xia
Description of subject: The Mongol conquest of the Western Xia was an early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty, helping to launch the Mongol Empire’s rapid expansion across Asia.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mongol conquests → hasPart → Mongol conquest of the Western Xia ⓘ

Western Xia → conflict → Mongol conquest of the Western Xia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol conquest of Western Xia

Mongol–Jin War → followedBy → Mongol conquest of the Western Xia ⓘ

Mongol conquest of the Western Xia → conflictIn → Mongol conquest of the Western Xia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol–Western Xia Wars

Mongol conquest of the Western Xia → precededBy → Mongol conquest of the Western Xia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol siege of Yinchuan in 1209

Mongol conquest of the Western Xia → alsoKnownAs → Mongol conquest of the Western Xia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol–Western Xia War

Mongol conquest of the Western Xia → alsoKnownAs → Mongol conquest of the Western Xia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol invasion of Western Xia

Mongol conquest of Tibet → follows → Mongol conquest of the Western Xia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol conquest of Western Xia