university Dar Al-Hekma is founded in Egypt under the Fatimids. 1005: The Treaty of Shanyuan is signed between the Chinese Song dynasty and the Khitan Liao dynasty...

behind in the northern grassland evolved into tribes of the Rouran and Khitan. In the West, the Xianbei kingdom of Tuyuhun remained independent until...

(2005), Historical Development of the Pre-Dynastic Khitan, University of Helsinki, 2005 Wei Zheng et al., Suishu, vol. 84 quote: "突厥之先，平涼雜胡也，姓阿史那氏。" Zhoushu...

the country's fiercest enemies including the Xiongnu, the Xianbei, the Khitans, and the Mongols. The Gobi Desert, which accounts for two-thirds of Mongolia's...

Another source was during their war with the Chinese Song dynasty: the Khitan would raid China, capture Han Chinese boys as prisoners of war and emasculate...

century Golden Horde raid at Ryazan Golden Horde raid at Kyev Golden Horde raid at Kozelsk Golden Horde raid Vladimir Golden Horde raid Suzdal Tokhtamysh...

Mongolia, Manchuria, and parts of North China had been controlled by the Khitan-led Liao dynasty since the 10th century. In 1125, the Jin dynasty founded...

made up the majority of the Khitan Yelu Tuhua's army, while Juyin soldiers from Zhongdu made up Chalaer's army and Khitan made up Uyar's army. Chalaer...

established by Khitan people in roughly today's Liaoning and Inner Mongolia. The Khitans were largely nomadic people and frequently engaged in raids of the more...

Tang "Vol. 219 - Northern Barbarians - Khitans" quote: "契丹，本東胡種，其先爲匈奴所破，保鮮卑山。" Xu (2005)'s translation: "The Khitan were of Donghu origin. Their ancestors...

(modern-day Beijing). The Jin administration began to disintegrate: after the Khitans, a tribe subject to the Jin, entered open rebellion, Hushahu, the commander...

steppe region through a series of military victories against the Shiwei, Khitan, Rouran, Tuyuhun, Karakhoja and Yada. By the end of the 6th century, following...

threatened them. The Khitans seized the Orkhon Valley from the Kyrgyz in 890 and no further opposition from the Kyrgyz is recorded. The Khitan ruler Abaoji did...

Turkic-speaking Göktürks and Tiele as well as Para-Mongolic-speaking Kumo Xi and Khitan. The Turkic languages constitute a language family of some 30 languages...

conducted raids in 706 and 707. In 720, Bilge Khagan of the Second Turkic Khaganate invaded and extracted tribute. A Tang, Basmyl, Khitan counterattack...

fought battles with the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty, as well as the Khitan-led Liao dynasty to the north. The Song Empire suffered a disastrous military...

was during their war with the Song dynasty. The Khitan Empress Dowager Chengtian led the Khitan to raid China, capture Han Chinese boys as prisoners of...

The restored Göktürk Khaganate intervened in the war between Tang and Khitan tribes. However, after the death of Bilge Qaghan, the Göktürks could no...

ancient societies, the Etruscans conducted campaigns during summer months, raiding neighboring areas, attempting to gain territory and combating piracy as...

Aleppo by his son Alp Arslan al-Akhras under the regency of Lu'lu' al-Yaya. (Date unknown). The Byzantines turn back a Seljuk raid at the Siege of Nicaea....

Prefectures (region along today's Great Wall) were ceded to the emerging Khitan Liao dynasty, which drastically weakened the defense of China proper against...

the Kara-Khitans who captured Balasaghun, however Karakhanid rule continued in Kashgar under the suzerainty of the Kara-Khitans. The Kara-Khitan rulers...

Saladin's secretary Imad al-Din of the treatment of female captives following the siege of Jerusalem Before the Jurchens overthrew the Khitan, married Jurchen...

the Kara-Khitans who captured Balasaghun, however Karakhanid rule continued in Kashgar under the suzerainty of the Kara-Khitans. The Kara-Khitan rulers...

Paola (2011). "Il santuario di Santa Vittoria di Serri" (PDF). Campagna di scavo (in Italian). Lilliu, Giovanni (1967). "Al tempo dei nuraghi". La civiltà...

dynasty Faction of Bardas Skleros 993 AD 993 AD First conflict in the Goryeo–Khitan War Liao dynasty Goryeo 996 AD 996 AD Peasants' revolt of 996 in Normandy...

Transoxiana was conquered by the Qara Khitai (Western Liao), a sinicized Khitan dynasty, they brought to Central Asia the Chinese system of government....

of the confederation of Khitans, proclaims himself emperor and establishes the Liao dynasty, killing most of the other Khitan chieftains. He occupies...

Northumbria surrenders to him (approximate date). Emperor Sheng Zong of the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty leads an expedition into Mongolia and subdues the Zubu...

TOKHARA YABGHUS PUSHYABHUTIS TANG DYNASTY BYZANTINE EMPIRE AVAR KHAGANATE Khitans CHENLA Paleo-Siberians Tungus GOGU- RYEO TUYUHUN TIBETAN EMPIRE From 603...