Weiming Yuanhao (嵬名元昊) capitalized on the foundation accumulated by his ancestors for several generations to establish the Tangut XiXia Kingdom. He adopted a centralized political reform, starting from the Yuanhao era, using religious and Confucianism education to cope with external pressure and maintain state power stability. Through the several generations of emperors working with the Han people, the ruling consciousness with Confucianism and Buddhism as the core was established in the period of Renxiao (夏仁宗仁孝時期). When this set of ideas was deeply rooted in the country, it also changed the grand strategy of the Tangut Xixia Kingdom to support the country through war. In the past, most comments focused on the Tangut Xixia Kingdom's use of Buddhism to unite people and establish the identity of the Xixia people. However, Chinese culture and Confucianism were essential tools for the Tangut Xixia rulers to establish their identity and consciousness. This lecture mainly discusses how the Tangut XiXia Kingdom used the power of religion and education to replace the power of various tribe leaders, forming a ruling group of the Weiming royal family(嵬名皇室). At the same time, it competed against its neighbours' threat to the country through the religion and etiquette formed.This lecture mainly discusses how the Tangut XiXia Kingdom utilized religion and education to construct a dominant consciousness before using this neoteric power to replace its tribe. Therefore, it competed against its neighbours' threat to the country by loyal to the ruling group of the Weiming royal family(嵬名皇室) formed. [Go to the full record in the library's catalogue]
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