Tangut law code

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The Tangut law code was the formal legal code of the Western Xia dynasty, outlining its judicial procedures, criminal penalties, and administrative regulations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
legal code
aimedTo regulate multiethnic society
standardize judicial practice
strengthen central authority
appliedIn Western Xia dynasty NERFINISHED
country Western Xia NERFINISHED
culture Tangut NERFINISHED
defines criminal offenses
duties of officials
penalties
rights and obligations of subjects
follows Chinese legal tradition
hasPart administrative regulations
appeal procedures
criminal law provisions
judicial procedures
penal provisions
procedures for trials
regulations on household registration
regulations on land tenure
regulations on military service
regulations on officials
regulations on taxation
rules of evidence
influencedBy Chinese administrative law
Song dynasty law
Tang dynasty law
jurisdiction Western Xia NERFINISHED
language Tangut language NERFINISHED
legalSystemOf Western Xia dynasty NERFINISHED
legalTradition Sino-Tibetan frontier states
penaltiesInclude capital punishment
corporal punishment
exile
forced labor
region Ordos region NERFINISHED
northwestern China
studiedIn Sinology
Tangutology NERFINISHED
legal history
survivesAs fragments
manuscript copies
timePeriod 11th century
12th century
13th century
usedUntil Mongol conquest of Western Xia NERFINISHED
writingSystem Tangut script NERFINISHED

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Western Xia legalSystem Tangut law code