The Story of the Kingdom of the West - Remembrance of a country that has disappeared into history

1. Around the 2nd century A.D., a nomadic people named Tangut, a Tibetan river tribe who worshiped the heavenly gods and worshiped white color, began to live in the Qinghai region of China.

Then, in the 7th century, a prominent hero named Song Chan-Gampo appeared on the nearby Tibetan plateau, united the divided tribes in 633, established Toban, Tibet's first unified kingdom in Lhasa, followed by the invasion of Qinghai Castle in 66380.

On the other hand, the Tangut people, who lived as residents of Toyokhon at the time, left Cheonghaeseong Fortress, which had been in conflict with Tibet, and moved to the eastern part of Gamsukseong Fortress, the Hwangto Plateau, all of Minji, and the northern part of Seomseoseong for 300 years.

Then, in 875, a bull uprising broke out in Tang Dynasty, and Takbalsagong, a tribal leader of Tangut, made a great contribution to suppressing the rebels, and was appointed as a thief of the royal family Lee clan and succeeded to rule the northern part of Seomseoseong and the southwestern part of Naemongo.

Subsequently, the Tangut people took advantage of the late Tang Dynasty and the chaotic period of the Five Kingdoms to transform them into independent forces, and in 960, Song Dynasty succeeded Tang Dynasty to become a unified empire, but Lee Gye-cheon, the ninth-generation grandson of Takbalsagong, did not recognize Song Dynasty.

However, unlike his father, his son, Lee Deok-myeong, who succeeded Lee Gye-cheon, cultivated his skills by obeying him on the outside and striving to unify the tribe on the inside, laying the foundation for the independence dynasty.

Lee Won-ho, the son who succeeded Lee Deok-myeong, not only showed extraordinary appearance in appearance and appearance from an early age, but also showed great talent in both political and military aspects.

After completing all the preparations as above, Lee Won-ho finally opened "Daeha" in 1038 and ascended to the throne. The capital was decided as what is now Euncheon. Song Dynasty called it "Seoha" because the prawn is located in the west of the territory.

2. The Song Dynasty's King Injong did not recognize the founding of the West River and started to subdue the West, but the Western Army defeated the army four times in a row in Samcheon-gu in 1040, Hosucheon in 1041, and Jeongcheon-chae in 1042, followed by a strong campaign.

As a result, the Song Dynasty, the Lia Dynasty, and the West River were divided into three parts.

The West was more than five times larger than the Korean Peninsula. The territory reached the border of Naemongo Baotou to the east, Okmungwan of Gamsukseong Fortress to the west, Lanju to the south, and China and Mongolia to the north.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic, Western Xiao imitated the control of the People's Republic of China, but gradually improved the independent system.

The government posts were largely divided into three classes: civil and military officers: sergeant, sergeant, and sergeant. Local administrative organizations established four divisions, eleven states, seven counties, six prefectures, and eight groups to facilitate imperial rule.

The economy actively absorbed the agricultural culture of the Han people based on the nomadic culture of the Tangut people. Above all, by taking full advantage of the geographical advantages located in the middle of X and Western regions, commerce developed and national power strengthened by monopolizing the Silk Road transit trade route.

Through this, the West enjoyed its heyday, maintaining a brilliant independent civilization for 200 years from the founding emperor Lee Won-ho to the last emperor Lee Hyun.

3. However, such prosperity of the West began to end with the destruction of the country, as Genghis Khan invaded the West in 1206 and the oppressed West pledged allegiance to Genghis Khan.

When Genghis Khan, who conquered the Golden Kingdom, asked the West to attack the Kingdom of Hores in 1216, the West flatly refused.

Angry Genghis Khan led a large army to invade Western China the following year, but fortunately, reconciliation negotiations were held and Western Japan was saved from danger.

However, in 1226, Genghis Khan himself led the Mongolian great army to break the western sky, and died while fighting. Genghis Khan drew his breath and said, "Delete the West and leave nothing behind. Let him perish and kill him."

In 1227, the following year, Emperor Yi Hyeon finally surrendered to surrender due to the terrifying invasion of Mongolia, but Mongolia broke the precedent of saving the surrender king of the enemy country and brutally killed Yi Hyeon, and the people of Western Europe completely slaughtered.

Later, historians wrote that the castle was burned down, residents were killed at random, white bones were scattered all over the place, and thousands of miles were devastated.

Eventually, the West was completely destroyed and slaughtered by Genghis Khan's army, and the Tangutians fled and hid in various places, leaving no country, of course, to reappear in history, and only in historical records.

4. Generation and extinction are instinct inherent in all beings, said Sigmund Freud, a great psychoanalytic of the 20th century.

Until now, people have thought that creation is good and extinction is bad, but two instincts are the inevitable fate of existence, not the object of good or bad judgment.

If what is once alive does not come true, for example, if humans are immortal, it is extremely unfortunate in itself.

This is because the existence of eternal immortality, which no longer occurs, exists in the past, present, or future as it is, but there is no change, so it is boring and leads to a loss of meaning within the species, and furthermore, it hinders the entire existence.

Therefore, generation is necessary on the contrary, and in some cases, it is much greater, majestic, and leaves a lot to talk about in future generations.

Seoha, who ruled an area for more than 200 years and survived by forming a unique culture and then extinguished by dramatic events, posts this article in the sense of commemorating the nation from the perspective of creation and extinction.