Qara Khitai
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Qara Khitai was a Central Asian empire founded by the Khitan people that ruled parts of modern-day China and surrounding regions in the 12th–13th centuries before being absorbed by the Mongol Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qara Khitai canonical | 6 |
| Kara Khitai | 1 |
| Khitan Empire | 1 |
| Qara Khitay | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
empire
ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Qara Khitai
ⓘ
surface form:
Kara Khitai
Qara Khitai ⓘ
surface form:
Qara Khitay
Western Liao ⓘ |
| capital | Balasagun ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Genghis Khan ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| currency | Chinese-style coinage ⓘ |
| economicBase | control of Silk Road routes ⓘ |
| endDate | 1218 ⓘ |
| ethnicBasis | Khitan people ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Khwarazmian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Khwārazmian Empire (in some territories)
Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| founder | Yelü Dashi ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Chinese
ⓘ
Khitan language ⓘ Turkic languages ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Chinese law traditions ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Balasagun
ⓘ
Kuz Ordu ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Yelü Dashi
ⓘ
Yelü Pusuwan ⓘ Yelü Zhilugu ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Kuchlug
ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Central Asia
ⓘ
history of the Silk Road ⓘ |
| politicalModel | continuation of Liao imperial institutions ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | overlordship over Muslim principalities ⓘ |
| precededBy | Liao dynasty ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Islam (tolerated) ⓘ Nestorianism ⓘ
surface form:
Nestorian Christianity
|
| religiousPolicy | religious tolerance ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Yelü clan ⓘ |
| startDate |
1124
ⓘ
1125 ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Semirechye Oblast
ⓘ
surface form:
Semirechye region
Transoxiana ⓘ
surface form:
Transoxiana (indirectly)
parts of modern-day Kazakhstan ⓘ parts of modern-day Kyrgyzstan ⓘ parts of modern-day Tajikistan ⓘ parts of modern-day Uzbekistan ⓘ parts of modern-day Xinjiang ⓘ |
| vassalState |
Ghurid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghurid dynasty (at times)
Kara-Khanid Khanate ⓘ Khwarezm ⓘ
surface form:
Khwarazm (at times)
|
| writingSystem |
Chinese script
ⓘ
Khitan script ⓘ |
| yearOfMongolConquest | 1218 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khitan Empire
this entity surface form:
Kara Khitai
this entity surface form:
Qara Khitay