Renzong's sixteen-year-old son had become Emperor Huanzong…

Renzong's sixteen-year-old son had become Emperor Huanzong in 1193, and has attempted to follow the policies dictated by his late father.

However, the increasing corruption of high-ranking officials in the Western Xia government has started the irreversible decline of the Western Xia as the Tangut economy begins to falter.

The rising of the Mongols under Genghis Khan begins to pose threats as Mongols began raiding border villages in 1202.