The Emperor led to a reorganization of much of the Empire with the help of ethnic
Han advisors. The empire created new departments and administrative services. The Emperor also knew
Chinese and had Chinese works translated into his people's language. He accomplished this by supporting the development of a
written language for the Tangut people. However the
Tangut script eventually went extinct after the
Yuan conquest. Nevertheless, Emperor Jingzong had strong opposition to the people imitating the Song dynasty too closely. He emphasized the value of their traditional nomadic way of life and discouraged any dependence on Song luxury items. Trade with the Song was minimized or cut off before the peace treaty that came four years before his death. Although Jingzong used talented Song workers, to retain his own power and dynasty, he did not want to be conquered by the Song dynasty. Later on the Western Xia emperors would switch between multiple sides,
Liao, Song,
Jin, and the Mongols, in order to retain their power. Jingzong's attacks weakened the Jin and Song dynasties to the extent that the Mongols would later be able to conquer China. For vacillating between multiple sides, colluding with Mongols and Jurchen, and launching attacks against the Song. However, the Mongols ultimately crushed the Western Xia dynasty, destroyed nearly any vestige of the empire, and ended Jingzong's reign in
Ningxia. The Mongols would then reunify China under the Yuan dynasty. == Succession and death ==