What is Khitan people?
{{no sources|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox ethnic group | group = Khitan people | image = MongolHuntersSong.jpg | image_caption = Khitans | total = <!-- total population worldwide --> | total_year = <!-- year of total population --> | total_source = <!-- source of total population; may be ''census'' or ''estimate'' --> | total_ref = <!-- references supporting total population --> | genealogy = | regions = northeastern Asia | languages = [[Khitan language]] | religions = [[Animist]]<br /> [[Taoism]]<br />[[Buddhism]]<br /> [[Islam]] | related_groups = [[Mongol people]] | footnotes = }} '''Khitan''' or '''Khitai''' were a [[nomadic people]] in northeastern [[Asia]]. They lived in the [[Mongolia|Mongolian]] [[plateau]], northeastern [[China]], and [[Russian Far East]]. Historical records first mention the Khitans in the [[4th century]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Khitan and the Liao Dynasty|url=https://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/khitans/essay.html|access-date=November 15, 2024|website=University of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]}}</ref> From the [[10th century|10th]] to early [[12th century]], the Khitans ruled over [[Manchuria]] and parts of northern China.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khitan people|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Khitan-people|access-date=November 15, 2024|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> Khitans were the first people known to speak a [[Mongolic languages|Mongolic language]] (the [[Khitan language]]).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allworth|first=Edward|last2=Hambly|first2=Gavin|title=History of Central Asia - Khitans, Silk Road, Empires|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Central-Asia-102306/The-Khitans|access-date=November 15, 2024|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> == Related pages == * [[Khitan language]] * [[Mongol people]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Asian people]] [[Category:History of Asia]] {{stub}}