Xingqing Prefecture

Xingqing Prefecture was a prefecture in imperial China between the 11th and 13th centuries in modern Ningxia, China, centering on modern Yinchuan.[2]

Xingqing Prefecture
Traditional Chinese興慶府
Simplified Chinese兴庆府
Zhongxing Prefecture
Traditional Chinese中興府
Simplified Chinese中兴府
Xing Prefecture
Traditional Chinese興州
Simplified Chinese兴州

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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  1. 夏征农; 陈至立, eds. (September 2009). "兴庆" [Xingqing]. 辞海：第六版彩图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 2558. ISBN 9787532628599. (listed under xīng 兴)
  2. Shi, p. 1095.
  3. Shi, p. 390.
  4. Shi, p. 1096.
  • 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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