Tangut
Tangut can refer to:
- Tangut people, an ancient ethnic group in Northwest China, not Tibetan people.
- Tangut language, the extinct language spoken by the Tangut people, not Tibetan language.
- Tangut script, the writing system used to write the Tangut language
- Western Xia (1038–1227), also known as the Tangut Empire, a state founded by the Tangut people
In some 18th and 19th century works, the term 'Tangut' is totally changed and it tends to be used as a synonym for Tibet or Tibetan, and may refer to:
A number of plants found in the region of Tibet are named tangutica or tanguticus:
- Anisodus tanguticus
- Caragana tangutica
- Caryopteris tangutica
- Clematis tangutica
- Daphne tangutica
- Lonicera tangutica
- Saussurea tangutica
- Scopolia tangutica
- Sinacalia tangutica
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