Kara-Khitan Khanate (Western Liao)

Michal Biran

doi:10.1002/9781118455074.wbeoe157

Kara-Khitan Khanate (Western Liao)

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Abstract The Kara-Khitan Khanate or Western Liao (1124–1218) ruled in Central Asia in the period that preceded the rise of Chinggis (Genghis) Khan. Founded by Khitan refugees who escaped from north China when the Jurchen Jin dynasty vanquished the Khitan Liao dynasty (907–1125), the sinicized Buddhist nomads ruled over a mostly Muslim and sedentary population in rare harmony. The Kara-Khitan multicultural empire combined Chinese, Inner-Asian, and Islamic elements, a blend that served as a precedent for Mongol rule.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	The Encyclopedia of Empire
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	9781118455074
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118455074.wbeoe157
State	Published - 2016

Keywords

1124–1307 ce
Central Asia
China
Islam
Khitan
Mongols
multiculturalism
nomads

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