Xingqing Prefecture
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Xingqing Prefecture was the principal political and cultural center of the Western Xia dynasty, located in what is now Yinchuan in China’s Ningxia region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xingqing Prefecture canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical administrative division
ⓘ
prefecture-level division ⓘ |
| approximateEnd | 13th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhism in Western Xia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tangut language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Western Xia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Western Xia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of Buddhist translation activities in Western Xia
ⓘ
center of Tangut script production ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Han Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanguts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Mongol conquest of Western Xia affected the city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | prefectural administration under Western Xia ⓘ |
| heritage | archaeological remains near modern Yinchuan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Jin dynasty era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liao dynasty era NERFINISHED ⓘ Song dynasty era ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ordos–Hexi region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
residence of Western Xia emperors
ⓘ
seat of Western Xia imperial bureaucracy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural activities of Western Xia court
ⓘ
imperial palaces of Western Xia NERFINISHED ⓘ political administration of Western Xia ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Classical Chinese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tangut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Xia NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ present-day Yinchuan ⓘ |
| partOf | territory of Western Xia dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier Tang and Song frontier administrative units in the region ⓘ |
| presentCountry | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentLocation | Yinchuan urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentProvinceLevel | Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | oasis settlement along the Yellow River ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ |
| role |
principal cultural center of Western Xia
ⓘ
principal political center of Western Xia ⓘ |
| servedAs | imperial seat of the Tangut rulers ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of routes between Central China and Central Asia
ⓘ
control of the upper Yellow River corridor ⓘ |
| successor | Yinchuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Tangut people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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