Xingqing Prefecture
| Xingqing Prefecture | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 興慶府 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 兴庆府 | ||||||
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| Zhongxing Prefecture | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中興府 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中兴府 | ||||||
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| Xing Prefecture | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 興州 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 兴州 | ||||||
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Xingqing Prefecture was a prefecture in imperial China between the 11th and 13th centuries in modern Ningxia, China, centering on modern Yinchuan.[2]
It was the capital of Western Xia and its de facto independent precursor Dingnan Jiedushi. The Mongol leader and conqueror Genghis Khan, who founded the Mongol Empire, died there on 25 August 1227.
Xingqing was its name between 1033 and 1205. Between 1205 and 1288, it was known as Zhongxing Prefecture (Chinese: Zhōngxīngfǔ 中興府; Tangut: 𗤛𗼵𗥑)[3] and between 1020 and 1033 as Xing Prefecture (Chinese: Xīngzhōu 興州; Tangut: 𗼵𗉔).[4]
The modern urban district Xingqing District in Yinchuan retains its name.
References
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- Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典) [Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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