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In The Tanguts: Kings of Western Xia, Elliot Rowan brings to life one of medieval Asia's most remarkable yet nearly forgotten civilizations. From their homeland along the Yellow River and the deserts of northwestern China, the Tanguts created the powerful Western Xia kingdom, a state that endured for nearly two centuries while confronting the Song, Liao, Jin, and eventually the expanding Mongol Empire. At the crossroads of China, Tibet, the steppe, and the Silk Road, they forged an empire with its own political traditions, religious institutions, and distinctive cultural identity.
Drawing on Chinese dynastic histories, surviving Tangut texts, Buddhist manuscripts, inscriptions, and archaeological discoveries, Rowan reconstructs a society whose achievements were nearly erased by conquest. He explores the rise of the Tangut ruling house, the reign of Li Yuanhao, the creation of the extraordinary Tangut writing system, the kingdom's fortified cities and desert trade routes, its armies and imperial government, and the flourishing of Buddhism, translation, printing, scholarship, and art. The manuscripts discovered at Khara-Khoto offer a rare glimpse into a lost literary world that remained largely unreadable for centuries.
More than the history of a vanished dynasty, this book reveals Western Xia as a vital link between the civilizations of East and Central Asia. The Tanguts transformed a contested frontier into an original and sophisticated empire, surviving generations of rivalry before facing the armies of Genghis Khan. Their kingdom ultimately disappeared, but the rediscovery of their tombs, ruins, manuscripts, and forgotten language has restored a civilization whose story challenges how easily even a powerful empire can fade from historical memory.
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - In The Tanguts: Kings of Western Xia, Elliot Rowan brings to life one of medieval Asia's most remarkable yet nearly forgotten civilizations. From their homeland along the Yellow River and the deserts of northwestern China, the Tanguts created the powerful Western Xia kingdom, a state that endured for nearly two centuries while confronting the Song, Liao, Jin, and eventually the expanding Mongol Empire. At the crossroads of China, Tibet, the steppe, and the Silk Road, they forged an empire with its own political traditions, religious institutions, and distinctive cultural identity. Drawing on Chinese dynastic histories, surviving Tangut texts, Buddhist manuscripts, inscriptions, and archaeological discoveries, Rowan reconstructs a society whose achievements were nearly erased by conquest. He explores the rise of the Tangut ruling house, the reign of Li Yuanhao, the creation of the extraordinary Tangut writing system, the kingdom's fortified cities and desert trade routes, its armies and imperial government, and the flourishing of Buddhism, translation, printing, scholarship, and art. The manuscripts discovered at Khara-Khoto offer a rare glimpse into a lost literary world that remained largely unreadable for centuries. More than the history of a vanished dynasty, this book reveals Western Xia as a vital link between the civilizations of East and Central Asia. The Tanguts transformed a contested frontier into an original and sophisticated empire, surviving generations of rivalry before facing the armies of Genghis Khan. Their kingdom ultimately disappeared, but the rediscovery of their tombs, ruins, manuscripts, and forgotten language has restored a civilization whose story challenges how easily even a powerful empire can fade from historical memory. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798172534058
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. In The Tanguts: Kings of Western Xia, Elliot Rowan brings to life one of medieval Asia's most remarkable yet nearly forgotten civilizations. From their homeland along the Yellow River and the deserts of northwestern China, the Tanguts created the powerful Western Xia kingdom, a state that endured for nearly two centuries while confronting the Song, Liao, Jin, and eventually the expanding Mongol Empire. At the crossroads of China, Tibet, the steppe, and the Silk Road, they forged an empire with its own political traditions, religious institutions, and distinctive cultural identity. Drawing on Chinese dynastic histories, surviving Tangut texts, Buddhist manuscripts, inscriptions, and archaeological discoveries, Rowan reconstructs a society whose achievements were nearly erased by conquest. He explores the rise of the Tangut ruling house, the reign of Li Yuanhao, the creation of the extraordinary Tangut writing system, the kingdom's fortified cities and desert trade routes, its armies and imperial government, and the flourishing of Buddhism, translation, printing, scholarship, and art. The manuscripts discovered at Khara-Khoto offer a rare glimpse into a lost literary world that remained largely unreadable for centuries. More than the history of a vanished dynasty, this book reveals Western Xia as a vital link between the civilizations of East and Central Asia. The Tanguts transformed a contested frontier into an original and sophisticated empire, surviving generations of rivalry before facing the armies of Genghis Khan. Their kingdom ultimately disappeared, but the rediscovery of their tombs, ruins, manuscripts, and forgotten language has restored a civilization whose story challenges how easily even a powerful empire can fade from historical memory. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798172534058
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