Mounds claim their rightful place in history Researchers piece together a fascinating tale to shed light on an exceptional saga, Wang Kaihao and Wang Ru report in Yinchuan. By Wang Kaihao and Wang Ru in Yinchuan | China Daily | Updated: 2025-07-14 06:41

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/14/WS6874363ba31000e9a573bbd2.html In 1227, this dynasty in Northwest China was finally defeated by the Mongol army after a prolonged and valiant resistance — a campaign led by Genghis Khan, who died in his frontline camp during the final assault. Xixia (or Western Xia, 1038-1227), a power lasting for 190 years and once spread across over 1.15 million square kilometers at its zenith, eventually fell in the Gobi Desert.