Khitan
Sign in to saveKhitan or Khitai may refer to: Khitan (circumcision), the Islamic circumcision rite Khitan people, an ancient nomadic people located in Mongolia and northern China Liao dynasty (916–1125), a dynasty of China ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan Northern Liao (1122–1123), a regime in northern China Qara Khitai (1124–1218), alternatively called the "Western Liao", successor to the Liao dynasty in northwestern China and Central Asia Eastern Liao (1213–1269), a regime in northeastern China Later Liao (1216–1219), a regime in northeastern China Khitan language, a now-extinct language once spoken by the Kh
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It is catalogued under the topic Language and nationality disambiguation pages.
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Khitan or Khitai may refer to: Khitan (circumcision), the Islamic circumcision rite Khitan people, an ancient nomadic people located in Mongolia and northern China Liao dynasty (916–1125), a dynasty of China ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan Northern Liao (1122–1123), a regime in northern China Qara Khitai (1124–1218), alternatively called the "Western Liao", successor to the Liao dynasty in northwestern China and Central Asia Eastern Liao (1213–1269), a regime in northeastern China Later Liao (1216–1219), a regime in northeastern China Khitan language, a now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people Khitan scripts, writing systems of the Khitan people, for the now-extinct Khitan language Khitan large script, a logographic writing system Khitan small script, a semi-syllabic and logographic writing system Cathay in many languages
Category:Language and nationality disambiguation pages
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