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ID: 8698225
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/8698225
Record Type:
administrative
Xi Xia (former nation/state/empire)
Coordinates:
Lat: 38 22 58 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 38.3836
decimal degrees
Long: 106 05 27 E
degrees minutes
Long: 106.0910
decimal degrees
Note:
Buddhist kingdom comprised of Tangut tribes from Tibet. Tributary to Song dynasty until 1038; named after eponymous ancient state. On trade route between Central Asia and Europe. Fell to Genghis Khan's troops in 1227.
Names:
Xi Xia
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
)
Xixia
(
C
,
V
)
Hsi Hsia
(
C
,
V
)
Hierarchical Position:
World
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Asia
(continent) (
P
)
........
China
(nation) (
P
)
............
Xi Xia
(former nation/state/empire) (
P
)
Place Types:
former nation/state/empire (
preferred
,
C
)
............
1038-1227
kingdom (
H
)
Sources and Contributors:
Hsi Hsia..........
[
VP
]
.................
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2015-)
Xi Xia..........
[
VP Preferred
]
.................
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2015-)
accessed 27 October 2016
Xixia..........
[
VP
]
..............
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2015-)
accessed 27 October 2016
Subject:
.....
[
VP
]
..................
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2015-)
accessed 27 October 2016
..................
NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-)
accessed 27 October 2016
Note:
English
..........
[
VP
]
..........
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2015-)
accessed 27 October 2016
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