Weiming clan

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The Weiming clan was the Tangut royal family that founded and ruled the Western Xia dynasty in northwestern China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf noble clan
royal house
capitalCityDuringRule Xingqing
Zhongxing
conflictWith Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
linked to: Jin dynasty

Liao dynasty
Mongol Empire
Song dynasty
countryRuled Western Xia
culturalSphere Sinosphere
dynastyFounded Western Xia
endOfRule 1227
ethnicIdentity Tangut
linked to: Tangut people
ethnicPolicy adopted Chinese-style institutions
promoted Tangut culture
founder Li Yuanhao
geopoliticalNeighbors Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
linked to: Jin dynasty

Liao dynasty
Mongol Empire
Song dynasty
historicalEra 11th century
12th century
early 13th century
knownFor developing a distinct Tangut written culture
establishing an independent Tangut-ruled state
languageAssociated Tangut language
linked to: Tangut
notableMember Li Deming
Li Qianshun
Li Renxiao
Li Yuanhao
originalEthnicName Weiming
overthrownBy Mongol forces under Genghis Khan
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
predecessorStateContext Northern Song dynasty
linked to: Song dynasty
regionRuled northwestern China
religionPatronized Buddhism
Taoism
Tibetan Buddhism
role founding dynasty of Western Xia
ruling family of Western Xia
scriptAssociated Tangut script
startOfRule 1038
successorStateContext Mongol Empire
territorialCore modern Ningxia
parts of Gansu
parts of Inner Mongolia
titleUsedByRulers Emperor of Xia
usedFamilyNameInChineseSources Li

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Western Xia rulingClan Weiming clan