Qara Khitai
E358780
Qara Khitai was a Central Asian empire founded by the Khitan people that ruled parts of modern-day China and surrounding regions in the 12th–13th centuries before being absorbed by the Mongol Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qara Khitai canonical | 6 |
| Kara Khitai | 1 |
| Khitan Empire | 1 |
| Qara Khitay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3439318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Qara Khitai Context triple: [Mongol conquests, territoryIncludes, Qara Khitai]
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Chagatai Khanate
The Chagatai Khanate was a Mongol and later Turkic-ruled khanate in Central Asia, formed from the lands of Genghis Khan’s son Chagatai and serving as a key successor state of the Mongol Empire.
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Kipchak Khanate
The Kipchak Khanate, better known as the Golden Horde, was a Mongol-ruled khanate that dominated much of the Eurasian steppe and exerted significant influence over medieval Rus' and Eastern Europe.
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Western Xia
Western Xia was a Tangut-ruled dynasty in northwestern China (1038–1227), known for its unique script and culture and for its frequent conflicts with the Song, Liao, and later the Mongol Empire.
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Kara-Khanid Khanate
The Kara-Khanid Khanate was a medieval Turkic Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia, particularly Transoxiana and Kashgaria, between the 10th and 13th centuries.
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Liao dynasty
The Liao dynasty was a Khitan-led imperial dynasty that ruled parts of northern China, Mongolia, and Manchuria from the 10th to 12th centuries, playing a major role in East Asian politics alongside the Song dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Qara Khitai Target entity description: Qara Khitai was a Central Asian empire founded by the Khitan people that ruled parts of modern-day China and surrounding regions in the 12th–13th centuries before being absorbed by the Mongol Empire.
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A.
Chagatai Khanate
The Chagatai Khanate was a Mongol and later Turkic-ruled khanate in Central Asia, formed from the lands of Genghis Khan’s son Chagatai and serving as a key successor state of the Mongol Empire.
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B.
Kipchak Khanate
The Kipchak Khanate, better known as the Golden Horde, was a Mongol-ruled khanate that dominated much of the Eurasian steppe and exerted significant influence over medieval Rus' and Eastern Europe.
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C.
Western Xia
Western Xia was a Tangut-ruled dynasty in northwestern China (1038–1227), known for its unique script and culture and for its frequent conflicts with the Song, Liao, and later the Mongol Empire.
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D.
Kara-Khanid Khanate
The Kara-Khanid Khanate was a medieval Turkic Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia, particularly Transoxiana and Kashgaria, between the 10th and 13th centuries.
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E.
Liao dynasty
The Liao dynasty was a Khitan-led imperial dynasty that ruled parts of northern China, Mongolia, and Manchuria from the 10th to 12th centuries, playing a major role in East Asian politics alongside the Song dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
empire
ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Qara Khitai
ⓘ
surface form:
Kara Khitai
Qara Khitai ⓘ
surface form:
Qara Khitay
Western Liao ⓘ |
| capital | Balasagun ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Genghis Khan ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| currency | Chinese-style coinage ⓘ |
| economicBase | control of Silk Road routes ⓘ |
| endDate | 1218 ⓘ |
| ethnicBasis | Khitan people ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Khwarazmian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Khwārazmian Empire (in some territories)
Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| founder | Yelü Dashi ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Chinese
ⓘ
Khitan language ⓘ Turkic languages ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Chinese law traditions ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Balasagun
ⓘ
Kuz Ordu ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Yelü Dashi
ⓘ
Yelü Pusuwan ⓘ Yelü Zhilugu ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Kuchlug
ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Central Asia
ⓘ
history of the Silk Road ⓘ |
| politicalModel | continuation of Liao imperial institutions ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | overlordship over Muslim principalities ⓘ |
| precededBy | Liao dynasty ⓘ |
| region | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Islam (tolerated) ⓘ Nestorianism ⓘ
surface form:
Nestorian Christianity
|
| religiousPolicy | religious tolerance ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Yelü clan ⓘ |
| startDate |
1124
ⓘ
1125 ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Semirechye Oblast
ⓘ
surface form:
Semirechye region
Transoxiana ⓘ
surface form:
Transoxiana (indirectly)
parts of modern-day Kazakhstan ⓘ parts of modern-day Kyrgyzstan ⓘ parts of modern-day Tajikistan ⓘ parts of modern-day Uzbekistan ⓘ parts of modern-day Xinjiang ⓘ |
| vassalState |
Ghurid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghurid dynasty (at times)
Kara-Khanid Khanate ⓘ Khwarezm ⓘ
surface form:
Khwarazm (at times)
|
| writingSystem |
Chinese script
ⓘ
Khitan script ⓘ |
| yearOfMongolConquest | 1218 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Qara Khitai Description of subject: Qara Khitai was a Central Asian empire founded by the Khitan people that ruled parts of modern-day China and surrounding regions in the 12th–13th centuries before being absorbed by the Mongol Empire.
Referenced by (9)
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