Khitan large script
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The Khitan large script was one of two writing systems used for the now-extinct Khitan language. It was used during the 10th–12th centuries by the Khitan people, who had created the Liao Empire in nor
Memorial for Yelü Yanning dated 986
Folio 9 of manuscript codex Nova N 176
Khitan people
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The Khitan people were a historical nomadic people from East Asia and parts of North Asia who, from the 4th century, inhabited an area corresponding to parts of modern Mongolia, Northeast China, and t
Khitan large script
…two writing systems used for the now-extinct Khitan language (the other was the Khitan small script). It was used during the 10th–12th centuries by the Khitan people, who had created the Liao Empire in north-eastern China. In addition to the large script, the Khitans simultaneously also used a functionally independent…
Depiction of Khitans by Hu Gui (胡瓌, 9th/10th century), hunting with eagles
Khitans eating. Tomb mural, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia
Liao dynasty tomb relief of Khitans and their baggage cart
Liao dynasty in 1025