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'''Xingqing''', known in modern times as '''Yinchuan''', is the capital of the [[wikipedia:Ningxia|Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region]] of [[China]]. Under the name Xingqing, it was the capital city of the [[wikipedia:Western Xia|Western Xia]], a Sinicized empire founded by the [[wikipedia:Tangut people|Tangut]]. | |||
In 1227, as part of his conquest of the Xia, [[Genghis Khan]] of the [[Mongol Empire]] besieged the city with his army. Around the time that the city fell to his forces, he learned the presence of nearby [[Assassins]] seeking his death. Though tried to escape his base on horseback, it was to no avail as he was shot down by the [[Mongolian Brotherhood Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]] and the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]]. | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'', "Xingqing" is misspelled as "Xingging" and incorrectly described as a city ''near'' "Xia Province". In reality, Xingqing was the capital of the Xia Empire, a state independent of China. | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' | ||
[[Category:Cities in China]] | [[Category:Cities in China]] | ||
Revision as of 02:26, 1 March 2017
Xingqing, known in modern times as Yinchuan, is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. Under the name Xingqing, it was the capital city of the Western Xia, a Sinicized empire founded by the Tangut.
In 1227, as part of his conquest of the Xia, Genghis Khan of the Mongol Empire besieged the city with his army. Around the time that the city fell to his forces, he learned the presence of nearby Assassins seeking his death. Though tried to escape his base on horseback, it was to no avail as he was shot down by the Mongolian Assassin Qulan Gal and the Levantine Assassin Darim Ibn-La'Ahad.
Trivia
- In Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade, "Xingqing" is misspelled as "Xingging" and incorrectly described as a city near "Xia Province". In reality, Xingqing was the capital of the Xia Empire, a state independent of China.