Chapter 27 The third section Xixia coins

Xixia is a powerful country established by the Tuoba clan of the Dangxiang Qiang nationality in the northwest region.In today's northern Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia.At the end of the Tang Dynasty, he was a vassal of the Tang Dynasty and was given the surname Li.At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, he was strong, and he was recruited in the Northern Song Dynasty and given the surname Zhao.In the second year of Song Renzong Mingdao (AD 1032), Zhao Yuanhao proclaimed himself emperor and founded Xixia; in the Southern Song Dynasty Lizong Baoqing three years (AD 1227) was destroyed by Mongolia, a total of 196 years.Starting from Song Renzong, he fought against the Northern Song Dynasty for decades. He often exerted military pressure on the Sichuan and Shaanxi regions of the Song Dynasty, forcing the Song Dynasty to kneel for peace and recognize its independence. One hundred thousand taels, one or two hundred thousand pieces of silk.In addition to using Song coins for a long time, Xixia also minted a variety of coins by itself.Xixia coins include copper coins and iron coins. The shape is imitated by Kaiyuan coins in the early Tang Dynasty.This reflects that Xixia's commodity currency economy, culture and handicraft industry are quite developed, and the level of casting technology is relatively high.The characters of Xixia money are divided into two categories: Xixia and Chinese.The Qian Wen of Xixia Wenqian is square and regular, with complicated strokes and stacked beds and houses, so it is called "house-carrying money".According to the known Western Xia Wenqian, there are Yizong's "Fusheng Baoqian", Huizong's "Da'an Baoqian", Chongzong's "Zhenguan Baoqin", Renzong's "Qianyoubaoqian", Huanzong's "Tianbaoqian", and Huanzong's "Treasure Money". Celebrating treasure money".Xixia money with Chinese characters as money is known to include Chongzong's "Yuande Tongbao" and "Yuande Chongbao", Renzong's "Tiansheng Yuanbao" and "Qianyou Yuanbao", Huanzong's "Tianqing Yuanbao" , Xiangzong's "Huangjian Yuanbao", Shenzong's "Guangding Yuanbao".In addition, there are several kinds of money that have yet to be verified: Among them, Chinese money includes "Tianzhi Tongbao", "Zhengde Tongbao", "Dade Tongbao", "Dade Yuanbao", "Yingtian Yuanbao", "Qianding Yuanbao" and others. There are two kinds of Xixia and Chinese combined coins "Tianci Qianbao" and "Da'an Qianbao".When Xixia was destroyed by the Mongolian army, it may have resisted fiercely and was completely destroyed. There are few documents and historical relics left over. In recent years, archaeological excavations have been carried out successively, and some Xixia cultural relics and coins have been unearthed. , Important historical data of culture.