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
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 tomb mural, Chifeng city, Inner Mongolia.
Khitan gold headdress
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
Qara Khitai
…ruled by the Yelü clan of the Khitans, who were a Para-Mongolic people from modern day eastern Mongolia and Northeast China. The Khitans had ruled the Liao dynasty (907-1125), covering much of Northeast Asia, until they were defeated by the Jurchens. A group of displaced Khitans led by Yelü Dashi fled to Central…
Liao figure pictured at the Liaoning Museum in Shenyang
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