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Conflict East Asia

Song-Western Xia Wars

1038 CE – 1227 CE · 189 years

The Tangut Western Xia state fought the Song Dynasty for nearly two centuries over control of the Silk Road corridor in northwest China before being annihilated by the Mongols.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Song Dynasty
  • Western Xia (Tangut Empire)

Key moments

Defining events in the Song-Western Xia Wars.

  1. 1038 Battle of Haoshuichuan
  2. 1040 Battle of Sanchuankou

Elsewhere in East Asia at the time

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Maritime Silk Road

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1038 CE and 1227 CE.

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And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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