Khitan People
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The Khitan people, or Khitai or Kidan, were a nomadic people, originally located at Mongolia and Manchuria from the 4th century. They dominated a vast area in northern China by the 10th century under the Liao Dynasty, but have left few relics that have survived until today. After the fall of Liao in 1125, many Khitans moved further west and established the state of Kara Khitai, which was finally destroyed by the Mongol Empire in 1218. The Khitai are said to have learned from history. On the one hand, they observed the fearsome effect that steppe cavalry had on the Chinese, through their use by...
The Khitan people, or Khitai or Kidan, were a nomadic people, originally located at Mongolia and Manchuria from the 4th century. They dominated a vast area in northern China by the 10th century under the Liao Dynasty, but have left few relics that have survived until today. After the fall of Liao in 1125, many Khitans moved further west and established the state of Kara Khitai, which was finally destroyed by the Mongol Empire in 1218. The Khitai are said to have learned from history. On the one hand, they observed the fearsome effect that steppe cavalry had on the Chinese, through their use by the Uyghurs, Shato, Kyrgyz, and later themselves. On the other, they also noted the effect that the adoption of Chinese writing and other tools of administration had on their cultural integrity.
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