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Name: Eastern Xia

Type: Polity

Start: 1214 AD

End: 1233 AD

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A breakaway state of the Jin Dynasty, established in Manchuria during the Mongol Invasion.

Establishment


  • November 1214: During the mongol invasion Wannu used the opportunity to establish a breakaway state, originally based in Liaoyang. .
  • Chronology


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    1. Mongol invasions and conquests


    Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

  • January 1230: Ögedei Khan's armies re-established Mongol authority in Manchuria, crushing the Eastern Xia regime and the Water Tatars. Ögedei Khan was the second ruler of the Mongol Empire.

  • 1.1.Conquest of Jin China

    Was the Mongol conquest of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in Manchuria and North China.

    1.1.1.Conquest of Eastern Xia

    Was the Mongol conquest of Western Xia.

  • January 1217: In 1217, due to the Mongol Invasions, Eastern Xia ruler Puxian Wannu left the area of Liaoning. He relocated to northeast Manchuria along the border with Korea.
  • January 1218: In 1217, Wannu attempted a rebellion of Eastern Xia against his Mongol allies. This was swiftly subdued.
  • January 1222: At some point after 1221, Eastern Xia under the leadership of Wannu broke from the Mongols.
  • January 1234: In 1233, as part of a punitive expedition into Goryeo to force that dynasty's compliance, Ögedai sent Güyük and Alchidai to subdue Eastern Xia. The Mongol armies quickly overwhelmed Eastern Xia and Wannu was beheaded.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1234: In 1233, as part of a punitive expedition into Goryeo to force that dynasty's compliance, Ögedai sent Güyük and Alchidai to subdue Eastern Xia. The Mongol armies quickly overwhelmed Eastern Xia and Wannu was beheaded.
  • Selected Sources


  • Atwood, C. P. (2004): Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire, New York (USA), p. 277
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