Person

Puxian Wannu

d. after 1233 · 13th century

Puxian Wannu was a Jurchen general of the Jin dynasty who was sent to Manchuria to fight the Mongols and Khitan rebels. In 1215 he broke with the Jin and founded his own state, later called Eastern Xia, in the region of the Tumen river. The Mongols captured him in 1233 and destroyed his state.

Puxian Wannu
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Eastern Xia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Puxian Wannu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/puxian-wannu
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The Epoch Institute. “Puxian Wannu.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/puxian-wannu.
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