Khitan people
Khitan or Khitai were a nomadic people in northeastern Asia. They lived in the Mongolian plateau, northeastern China, and Russian Far East.
 Khitans | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| northeastern Asia | |
| Languages | |
| Khitan language | |
| Religion | |
| Animist Taoism Buddhism Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mongol people |
Historical records first mention the Khitans in the 4th century.[1] From the 10th to early 12th century, the Khitans ruled over Manchuria and parts of northern China.[2]
Khitans were the first people known to speak a Mongolic language (the Khitan language).[3]
Khitan People Media
Khita-i in small script Khitan, made using the SIL Open Font License 1.1-compliant BableStone Khitan Small Glyphs font. Reconstructed reading: "qid.i". Unicode encoding: "𘱿𘱤".
Khitans eating. Tomb mural, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia
Liao dynasty tomb relief of Khitans and their baggage cart
A crop of
- Asia 1025ad.jpg, centering on the Liao Dynasty. World map of empires as of 1025 CE.
Khitan falconers in a painting by Chen Juzhong, early 13th c.
Depiction of Yelü Bei
Khitan horsemen. Detail of a painting titled Returning from a Hunt (回獵圖)
The Qara Khitai empire in 1169 at its greatest extent
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References
- ↑ "The Khitan and the Liao Dynasty". University of Washington. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Khitan people". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ↑ Allworth, Edward; Hambly, Gavin. "History of Central Asia - Khitans, Silk Road, Empires". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
