Khitan people
E724740
dynasty
ethnic group
historical name for China
language
logographic writing system
para-Mongolic people
syllabic writing system
The Khitan people were a nomadic para-Mongolic ethnic group from northeastern Asia who founded and ruled the Liao dynasty and exerted major influence on the politics and cultures of China and Central Asia in the 10th–12th centuries.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liao dynasty | 0 |
| Cathay | 0 |
| Khitan language | 0 |
| Qara Khitai | 0 |
| Khitan large script | 0 |
| Khitan small script | 0 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynasty
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ historical name for China ⓘ language ⓘ logographic writing system ⓘ para-Mongolic people ⓘ syllabic writing system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Western Liao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Dongjing (Liao)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanjing (Liao) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shangjing NERFINISHED ⓘ Xijing (Liao) NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhongjing (Liao) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCause | conquest by the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty ⓘ |
| endTime | 1125 ⓘ |
| ethnicClassification | para-Mongolic ⓘ |
| ethnonymLegacy | Cathay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Liao dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ |
| interactedWithDynasty |
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dual administration system for nomads and sedentary subjects
ⓘ
founding the Liao dynasty ⓘ |
| languageFamily | para-Mongolic languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Khitan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
endonym preserved in medieval European term Cathay
ⓘ
influence on later steppe empires ⓘ |
| militaryOrganization | cavalry-based army ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Khitan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Goryeo Koreans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Jurchen people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tangut people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of China
ⓘ
history of Inner Asia ⓘ |
| politicalInfluenceOn |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHabitat | eastern Eurasian steppe ⓘ |
| region | Northeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Chinese folk religion ⓘ Tengrism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingEliteOrigin | Khitan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingPeople | Khitan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed |
Khitan large script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khitan small script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 907 ⓘ |
| successorStateFoundedByElites | Qara Khitai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
parts of modern Mongolia
ⓘ
parts of modern Northeast China ⓘ parts of modern Russian Far East ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | pastoral nomadism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.