The Historical Process and Political Value of the Intermarriage for Pacification between Liao and Xia

Abstract

Political marriages have always been the important perspective in the study of ethnic relations, but academic circles seldom study the political marriages during Liao and Xia periods in Chinese history. Through sorting out and refining relevant historical materials, this paper describes the process of political marriages between Liao and Xia for more than a century, and explores the impact of intermarriage for pacification on the social, economic, cultural, political and military of Liao and Xia and its