Social Activities Of Western Xia People In The South Area In Yuan Dynasty

For the quick conquer of Song dynasty, Kublai Khan didn’t take the inhumanitymassacre，but took the offer amnesty and enlistment to rebels measures. So the south areadestroy degree is far less than that of the north. The Yuan dynasty political center is mostly inthe north, but the economic and cultural center is move to more fertile land of the south. Theearly Western Xia people who obey to Mongolia for its bravery, and gradually grasp theattention of the ruling class for their brave behaviors in the battlefields. Therefore, relay ontheir great military achievements, most of them got the high official positions and also passedon for their later generations. The famous Confucians like GaoZhiYao, they had madeunforgettable contributions to the social governmental building and also for the high andrespected social position of Confucian scholars. The government of Yuan dynasty appointed alarge number of Mongolians and SeMu people as officials, and gave them civil administrationpower, Criminal rights and financial rights. Many of the Western Xia people were served asimportant officials in local areas. Most of them took the crucial position as Zhong Shu Shengand Yu Shi Tai which are the two chief administration authorities. They had put their lifeefforts to the development of administration, financial economics, cultural and education, aswell as the local areas’peaceful and steady.The writer put administration of Yuan dynasty as the administrative region, mainlyresearches into the social activities of Western Xia People in most advanced Jiangzhe, Jiangxi,Huguang and Henan provinces according to Mr. Yang Kaixian’s book Figures of Western XiaPeople in Yuan Dynasty.