The Economy of Western Xia : : A Study of 11th to 13th Century Tangut Records / / Jinbo Shi, translated and edited by Hansong Li.

• VerfasserIn: Shi, Jinbo,
• TeilnehmendeR: Li, Hansong,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 581 pages) :; illustrations (some color), color maps

This is the first introduction to the economic history of the Tangut Empire (1038-1227). Built on a wealth of economic data and evidence, it studies the economic lives and activities, laws and institutions, trade and transactions in the “Great State White and High”. It interprets primary sources written in the mysterious Tangut cursive script: taxes, registers, and contracts, alongside archives, chronicles, and law codes. By weaving Song, Liao, and Jin materials with Khara-Khoto, Wuwei, and Dunhuang manuscripts into a historical narrative, the book offers a gateway to the outer shape and inner life of the Western Xia (Xixia) economy and society, and rethinks the Tanguts’ influence on the Hexi Corridor and the Silk Road. Readership: Historians interested in East and Inner Asia in the 11th-13th centuries, historians of medieval China: late Tang, Five Dynasties, Liao, Song, Jin Dynasties; Scholars interested in Dunhuang and Tangut studies.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Translator's Preface -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Empire of Western Xia and the Tangut Economy -- 1 Natural Conditions of Western Xia -- 2 Dangxiang People and Their Economy before the Tangut Empire -- 3 Founding of Western Xia and Its Economy -- 4 Tangut Politics and Economy in the Early Period of Western Xia -- 5 Tangut Politics and Economy in the Middle Period of Western Xia -- 6 Tangut Politics and Economy in the Late Period of Western Xia -- Chapter 2 Economic Records in the Corpus of Tangut Manuscripts -- 1 Economic Regulations in the Laws of Heavenly Prosperity -- 1.1 Compilation and Content of the Laws of Heavenly Prosperity -- 1.2 Economic Regulations and Legislations in the Laws of Heavenly Prosperity -- 2 Economic Documents in the Corpus of Tangut Social Documents -- 2.1 Tangut Household Registers and Demographic Records -- 2.2 Tangut Land Taxes -- 2.3 Tangut Accounts of Grains and Properties -- 2.4 Tangut Commercial Documents -- 2.5 Tangut Contracts -- 2.6 Economic Documents in Chinese -- Chapter 3 Tangut Documents of Household Registrations -- 1 Household Registers and Accounts -- 1.1 Household Registers -- 1.2 Household Accounts -- 2 Household Self-Reports (Shoushi) -- 3 Analysis of Khara-Khoto Household Registers -- Chapter 4 Tangut Tax Records -- 1 Accounts of Agricultural Taxes -- 2 Accounts of Land and Forage Taxes -- 2.1 Land, Labour and Forage in Tax Accounts -- 2.2 Receipts of Grain Taxes -- 2.3 Receipts of Increased Taxes on Bundles of Hay -- 2.4 Documents of Land Taxes and Land-Ownership of Peasant Households -- 3 Poll Tax -- 4 Irrigation Tax -- 5 Land Tax Increase and Grain Storage -- 5.1 Procedure of Levying Agricultural Taxes -- 5.2 Burden of Tax on the Peasants -- 5.3 Agricultural Taxes and Grain Storage in Western Xia -- 6 Features of Agricultural Taxes in Western Xia.

Chapter 5 Accounts of Grains and Properties -- 1 Accounts of Grains -- 1.1 Grain Accounts of the Military Supervisory Districts -- 1.2 Grain Accounts by liliu -- 1.3 Deficit Supply Accounts -- 2 Accounts of Properties -- 2.1 Accounts of Cash and Valuables -- 2.2 Accounts of Livestock -- 2.3 Accounts of Miscellaneous Properties -- Chapter 6 Records of Trade and Transaction -- 1 Transaction Accounts and Commodity Prices -- 1.1 Accounts of Grain Sales and the Prices of Grain -- 1.2 Accounts of Livestock Sales and the Prices of Livestock -- 1.3 Accounts of Alcohol Sales and the Prices of Alcohol -- 1.4 Accounts of Other Commodities and Their Prices -- 2 Accounts of Transaction Taxes -- 3 Accounts of Monetary Loans and Interests -- 4 Accounts of Grain Loans and Debt -- 4.1 Grain Loans -- 4.2 Grain Debts -- 5 Accounts of Land Sales -- 6 Features of Tangut Trade and Transaction Records -- Chapter 7 Tangut Contracts -- 1 Types and Formats of Tangut Contracts -- 1.1 Types -- 1.2 Formats -- 2 Loan Contracts -- 2.1 Grain Loans -- 2.2 Monetary Loans -- 2.3 Material Loans -- 3 Transaction Contracts -- 3.1 Land Sales -- 3.2 Livestock Sales -- 3.3 Transaction of Humans -- 4 Lease Contracts -- 4.1 Land Lease -- 4.2 Land Lease and Livestock Mortgage -- 5 Employment Contracts -- 5.1 Employment of Human Labour -- 5.2 Employment of Livestock -- 6 Exchange and Mortgage Contracts -- 6.1 Exchange Contracts -- 6.2 Mortgage of Livestock in Grain Loans -- 7 Communal Contracts -- 7.1 Format and Content of Communal Contracts -- 7.2 Communal Contracts and the Tangut Society -- 8 Features of Tangut Contracts -- Chapter 8 Economic Records in Chinese -- 1 Markets and Materials -- 1.1 Market Records -- 1.2 Records of Materials and Resources -- 1.3 Hay Account -- 2 Contracts -- 2.1 Grain Loan Contracts -- 2.2 Monetary Loan Contracts -- 2.3 Lease Contracts -- 2.4 Land Sale Contracts.

Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.