Liao dynasty
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The Liao dynasty, also known as the Khitan State, officially the Great Liao, was a Khitan-led imperial dynasty of China and empire ruled by the Yelü clan that existed between 916 and 1125. Founded aro
Liao figure pictured at the Liaoning Museum in Shenyang
Khitans eating. Tomb mural, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia
Khitan gilt silver crown (male), from the Tomb of Princess of Chen State c. 1012-1021
Liao tomb mural showing Khitan men with banners, drums, and maces
Qara Khitai
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The Qara Khitai or Kara Khitai, also known as the Western Liao or Great Liao, was a dynastic state based in Central Asia ruled by the Yelü clan of the Khitans, who were a Para-Mongolic people from mod
Liao dynasty
…the capture of the Emperor Tianzuo of Liao. However, the remaining Liao loyalists, led by Yelü Dashi (who would become Emperor Dezong), established the Western Liao dynasty (or Qara Khitai), which ruled over parts of Central Asia for almost a century before being conquered by the Mongol Empire. Although cultural…
The Khitans in the 10th century, forebears of the Kara-Khitans.
Chinese portrayal of a "Black Khitan" (黑契丹), i.e. Kara-Khitan man, from Sancai Tuhui.
Khitan gold headdress