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unusual facts about Khitan


Khereid

The "capital" of the Khereid Khanate was a place called Orta Balagasun, which was probably located in an old Uighur or Khitan fortress.


Dongdan

Dongdan Kingdom, puppet kingdom established by the Khitan to rule the realm of the Balhae Kingdom in Eastern Manchuria

Empress Dowager Xiao

Empress Xiao Yanyan (蕭燕燕) (932–1009), Khitan empress dowager of the Liao Dynasty, Emperor Shengzong's mother

Empress Xiao

Empress Xiao Wen (蕭溫) (died 936), Khitan empress of the Liao Dynasty, married to Emperor Taizong

Empress Xiao Yanyan (蕭燕燕) (932–1009), Khitan empress of the Liao Dynasty, married to Emperor Jingzong

Ghiyas ad-Din Ghori

In 1198, Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Fakhr, the successor and son of Fakhr al-Din Masud, conquered Balkh, Chaghaniyan, Vakhsh, Jarum, Badakhshan, and Shighnan from the Kara-Khitan Khanate, and was given the title of Sultan by Ghiyas.

History of Liao

the Shilu (Veritable Records), completed in the Khitan Liao Dynasty (907-1125) under Yelü Yan's direction;

History of the Khitans

The Chang'an officials were panicked by the vision of a new Khitan rebellion and ordered Prince of Zhong Jun, as commander in chief assisted by 18 generals, to go north with warriors recruited from as far as Guannei, Hedong, Henan and Hebei to crush this Khitan-Xi rebellion.

Khitan language

Compared with Khitan, The Tungusic numerals of the Jurchen language differ significantly: three=ilan, five=shunja, seven=nadan, nine=uyun, hundred=tangu.

Khitan scripts

Although there are several clues to its origins, which might point in different directions, the Khitan language is most likely a descendant of Pre-Proto-Mongolic (and thus related to the Mongolic languages).

Manchuria

Various ethnic groups and their respective kingdoms, including the Sushen, Donghu, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Mohe, Khitan and Jurchens have risen to power in Manchuria.

Mu of Balhae

Balhae's aggressive expansion triggered frictions with Tang China, Silla of southern Korea, the Khitans, the Xi, the Göktürks, and several Mohe tribes.

Muzong

Emperor Muzong of Liao (931–969), Khitan emperor of the Liao Dynasty, reigned 951–969

Nakseongdae Station

This station is named after a nearby place called Nakseongdae (落星垈), which literally means 'the site of the fallen star' and is the birthplace of the great Goryeo general Gang Gam-chan, best known for his heroics against an invading Khitan force in the Battle of Gwiju.

Xue Rengui

According to this television action-drama, broadcast worldwide on KBS-1, Xue Rengui could finally claim victory over the Goguryean insurgency when he had Dae Joyoung and his legion of escaped Baekje, Goguryean, Khitan, and Sillian prisoners cornered, and had Dae Joyoung vow loyalty to the Tang Empire, and become a military officer of high-rank in the Tang army.


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