The Khitan Empire (907-1115CE) ROOM ONE: Life and Death

Khitan originally meant "iron", which symbolized the Khitan people's tenacious spirit. In 628 CE, Khitan submitted to the Tang Dynasty, paying them tribute and taxes, but relations were always uneasy. In 916 CE, Yelu Abaoji unified the Khitan tribes and in 947 AD, the country was renamed Liao. The territory of Liao was vast, twice that of the Song Dynasty at that time. This was a period of peace and prosperity along the 'grassland silk road' but in 1125CE the Khitan Empire was destroyed by the Jin dynasty. The remaining people founded the Western Liao Dynasty but this was obliterated by the Mongolian army in 1218CE.
Room One exhibits 26 mural paintings selected from 12 different Khitan mural tombs
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