1994/01/01 by Ksenia Borisovna Kepping, George van Driem · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Ancient history #Archaeology #Asian studies #China #Chinese history and philosophy #Ecology #Empire #History #Indigenous #State (computer science)
paper · doi:10.1163/156853294x00151
openalex publication_date 1994/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11
The Tangut empire existed since 1032 on the territory of what is today Ningxi'a-Hui Autonomous District and Shanxiand Gansiu provinces. The Tangut empire was destroyed in 1227 during the Mongol invasion led by Chinggis Khan. The invention of an indigenous ideogrammatic script, which came into use in 1036only four years after the Tangut state was established-was the single greatest cultural achievement of the Tangut state. It is widely