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Rise of the Tangut Tabgach Clan

Type Event Region China Time 881–882

In 882 CE, Tangut leader Tabgach Sigong was enfeoffed as Duke of Xia and granted the imperial surname Li, along with the post of Military Commissione…

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  1. 881Chang'an · ShaanxiHuang Chao's rebel army occupied Chang'an and Emperor Xizong of Tang fled; the court urgently summoned northwestern governors and Tangut tribes to come to the rescue, and Tabgach Sigong was ordered to lead Tangut cavalry eastward.
  2. 881–882Guanzhong region · ShaanxiTabgach Sigong led Tangut cavalry in the siege of Chang'an, fighting in coordination with the coalition of regional governors, playing an important role in suppressing the Huang Chao uprising and winning the Tang court's trust.
  3. 882Xiazhou · ShaanxiThe Tang court enfeoffed Tabgach Sigong as Duke of Xia, granted him the imperial surname Li, and appointed him Military Commissioner of Xiazhou, Sui, Yin, You and other prefectures; the Tangut Tabgach clan thereby formally obtained real military and political power in the northwest, with Xiazhou as the core base of its rise.

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