The Khitan people (Khitan small script: ; Chinese: 契丹; pinyin: Qìdān) were a historical nomadic people from Northeast Asia who, from the 4th century, inhabited an area corresponding to …

The Khitan people dominated much of northern China, Manchuria and the Mongolian Plateau. They subsequently established the Liao dynasty and the Western Liao dynasty. Originally from …

Oct 5, 2017 · The Khitan people formed the Liao dynasty and ruled parts of Mongolia, Manchuria, and northern China from 907 to 1125 CE. Adopting elements of Chinese government and …

Khitan (Arabic: ختان) or Khatna (Arabic: ختنة) is the Arabic term for circumcision, [1] [2] and the Islamic term for the practice of religious male circumcision in Islamic culture. [3] Male …

The Khitan (or Khitai, Chinese: 契丹; pinyin: Qìdān), are an ethnic group that dominated much of Manchuria (Northeast China) in the tenth century. Chinese historians classified the Khitan as …

Cathay, an early Western denomination of China, derives from the name Khitan (Khitai). The spread of this name, still used in Russian for China, is but one sign of the Khitans’ …

Oct 5, 2018 · The Khitan people were a nomadic tribe that lived in Manchuria, in the northeastern part of China. Towards the end of the 9th century AD, the Khitan people emerged as a …

Khitan, any member of a Mongol people that ruled Manchuria and part of North China from the 10th to the early 12th century under the Liao dynasty. See also Khitan | people | Britannica

3 days ago · The Khitan founded the Liao dynasty (907–1125) by expanding from the border of Mongolia into both southern Manchuria and the 16 prefectures south of the Great Wall. This …

Khitan or Kitan (in large script or in small, Khitai; [2] Chinese: 契丹語, Qìdānyǔ), also known as Liao, is an extinct language once spoken in Northeast Asia by the Khitan people (4th to 13th …