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خطای
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thumb|300px|Yuan dynasty|Empire of the Great Khan (Catayo for Cathay) according to the [[Catalan Atlas (1375, rotated 180°). Xinjiang with its caravan of traders appears in the bottom right corner, while the Pacific coast runs along the top-left corner. Kublai Khan is seen enthroned. A flag with three red crescent moons (15px) appears on all the territory.]] Cathay ( ) is a historical name for China that was used in Europe. During the early modern period, the term Cathay initially evolved as a term referring to what is now Northern China, completely separate and distinct from China, which was
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- Instance of
- names of China
- Named after
- Khitan people
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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