西夏是中世纪我国西北地区出现的一个以党项民族为主体的少数民族地方政权。从1038年起,西夏建立政权,逐步控制了包括今之宁夏全部,甘肃大部以及陕西、青海、内蒙古之一部,以今宁夏银川为都。李继迁认为:“北控和朔,南引庆凉,据诸路上游,扼西陲要害。若缮城浚濠,练兵积粟,一旦纵横四处,关中莫知所备。……我将藉此为进取之资,成霸王之业,岂乎夏偏隅可限哉!”西夏割 Xixia is a local regime of minority nationalities with the majority of party members and ethnic groups appearing in the northwestern region of China in the Middle Ages. Since 1038, Xixia established its power and gradually controlled all of Ningxia, Gansu, Shaanxi, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia, and now Ningxia Yinchuan is capital city. According to Li Jijian, “North controls and Shuo and South draws Qingliang. According to the upper reaches of the roads, they are the key to Xi Kui. This is an aggressive capital, into the king of the industry, how can summer corner can be limited to Zai! ”Xixia cut