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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Label Occurrences
Weiming clan canonical 1

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Statements (48)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Xia → rulingClan → Weiming clan ⓘ