Tangut
# Tangut

Tangut may refer to:

* Tangut people, an ancient ethnic group in Northwest China
* Tangut language, the extinct language spoken by the Tangut people
* Tangut script, the writing system used to write the Tangut language
* Tangut (Unicode block)
* Western Xia (1038–1227), also known as the Tangut Empire, a state founded by the Tangut people

In 18th and 19th century works, the term 'Tangut' is often used as a synonym for Tibet or Tibetan, and may refer to:

* Tibet
* Tibetan people
* Tibetan language
* Tibetan script

A number of plants found in the region of Tibet have been given the specific epithet tangutica or tanguticus:

* Anisodus tanguticus
* Caragana tangutica
* Caryopteris tangutica
* Clematis tangutica
* Daphne tangutica
* Lonicera tangutica
* Prunus tangutica
* Saussurea tangutica
* Scopolia tangutica
* Sinacalia tangutica
