Eastern Xia

Eastern Xia was a state in Manchuria (East Asia) that lasted from 1215 to 1233 CE, about 18 years. Its people spoke Tungusic languages (Jurchen, Manchu, Evenki).

A short-lived Jurchen state in eastern Manchuria founded by the Jin general Puxian Wannu as the Mongols overran the Jin. The Mongols captured him in 1233.

See Eastern Xia on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1215 to 1233 CE

Duration

18 years

Type

State

Region

Manchuria, East Asia

Language family

Tungusic

Neighbours in East Asia

• Goryeo 918 to 1392 CE
• Western Xia 1038 to 1227 CE
• Southern Song 1127 to 1279 CE
• Kamakura shogunate 1185 to 1333 CE
• Jin dynasty (Jurchen) 1115 to 1234 CE
• Mongol Empire (north China) 1215 to 1271 CE
• Guge kingdom c. 967 to 1630 CE
• Tibetan era of fragmentation 842 to 1264 CE
• Dali Kingdom 937 to 1253 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE, Europe

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