1 | The Tanguts did not exist at this time as an ethnicity, and the ancient Yuezhi were all in Pakistan as the Kushans, except for a minority who remained in Gansu. | |
2 | The origin of some related groups such as Tuoba, Sibo and Dangxiang is also discussed here. | |
3 | Dunnell, Ruth. "Tanguts and the Tangut state of Ta Hsia. "Ph. D. diss, Princeton University, 1983. | |
4 | With the strengthening of military strikes of North Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty to Tuyuhun, the control of Tuyuhun to Dangxiang was weakened day after day. | |
5 | To the entire Northwestern border region, the ethnic minorities such as Tibet, Qiang scattered, which became a main foremost fight enforce to each side. |