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Khitan or Khitai may refer to:
Khitan (circumcision), the Islamic circumcision rite
Khitan people, an ancient nomadic people located in Mongolia and northern China
Liao dynasty (916–1125), a dynasty of China ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan
Northern Liao (1122–1123), a regime in northern China
Qara Khitai (1124–1218), alternatively called the "Western Liao", successor to the Liao dynasty in northwestern China and Central Asia
Eastern Liao (1213–1269), a regime in northeastern China
Later Liao (1216–1219), a regime in northeastern China
Khitan language, a now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people
Khitan scripts (disambiguation), writing systems of the Khitan people, for the now-extinct Khitan language
Khitan large script, a logographic writing system
Khitan small script, a semi-syllabic and logographic writing system
Cathay in many languages
Topics referred to by the same term
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The Khitan people (Khitan small script: ; Chinese: 契丹; pinyin: Qìdān) were a historical nomadic people from Northeast Asia who, from the 4th century,...
up Khitan or khitan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Khitan or Khitai may refer to: Khitan (circumcision), the Islamic circumcision rite Khitan people...
dynasty (/ljaʊ/; Khitan: Mos Jælud; traditional Chinese: 遼朝; simplified Chinese: 辽朝; pinyin: Liáo cháo), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: Mos diau-d...
喀喇契丹; pinyin: Kālā Qìdān or Chinese: 黑契丹; pinyin: Hēi Qìdān; lit. 'Black Khitan'), also known as the Western Liao (Chinese: 西遼; pinyin: Xī Liáo), officially...
Khitan or Kitan ( in large script or in small, Khitai; Chinese: 契丹語, Qìdānyǔ), also known as Liao, is an extinct language once spoken in Northeast Asia...
Khitan scripts may refer to one of two mutually exclusive scripts used by the Khitan people during the 10th–12th centuries: Khitan small script, invented...
The Khitan small script (Chinese: 契丹小字; pinyin: qìdān xiǎozì) was one of two writing systems used for the now-extinct Khitan language (the other was the...
The Khitan large script (Chinese: 契丹大字; pinyin: qìdān dàzì) was one of two writing systems used for the now-extinct Khitan language (the other was the...
Khitan names are the personal names of the Khitan people which ruled the Liao dynasty (907–1125) in ancient China and Kara-Khitan Khanate (1124–1218)...
The history of the Khitans dates back to the 4th century. The Khitan people dominated much of northern China, Manchuria and the Mongolian Plateau. They...
Before the Jurchens overthrew their Khitan rulers, married Jurchen women and Jurchen girls were raped by Liao dynasty Khitan envoys as a custom which caused...
heyday, Goryeo constantly wrestled with northern empires such as the Liao (Khitans) and Jin (Jurchens). It also attacked the Mongol–Yuan dynasty and reclaimed...
lost over the years to other associated tribes and countries such as the Khitans and some Jurchens. The series largely revolves around her desire to influence...
nomadic empires, especially the Khitans and the Mongols. Goryeo had a hostile relationship with the Khitans, because the Khitan Empire had destroyed Balhae...
domination of the Khitan. The Khitan exiles, headed by Yelü Dashi, a member of the Khitan royal family, migrated to the West. The Khitan settled in the Tarbagatai...
northeastern China in the 12th–13th centuries. It was derived from the Khitan script, which in turn was derived from Chinese (Han characters). The script...
Khitan. Goryeo warriors finally halted Xiao Sunning's army at the Cheongcheon River. In the face of such quick and determined resistance, the Khitan decided...
derived from a long line of other variations of the same name. The initial Khitan form of the name was said to be Lüzhen. The variant Nrjo-tsyin (now Chinese:...
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