Definition of "Tangut"

In 1227, from his deathbed, as his armies lay siege to the Tangut capital, he ordered every Tangut to be slaughtered. His troops carried out his orders, even though he was dead by the time of the final slaughter. So complete was the extermination that until recently the Tangut were a historical blur virtually erased from history by the Mongols.

2007 October 10, Thomas Laird, The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama‎, Grove/Atlantic, Inc., page 111

In the tenth century, livestock breeding was still the basic form of economic activity among the Tanguts. Chinese officials reported to the court: 'The Tanguts live in the sands, pasture livestock, and do not have a permanent place of residence.'4

2012 October 12, Anatoly M. Khazanov, Andre Wink, Nomads in the Sedentary World (Curzon-Iias Asian Studies)‎, Routledge, page 194