History of Central Asia - Khitans, Silk Road, Empires | Britannica
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WebKhitans. The first people known to have spoken a Mongol language were the Khitans. Mentioned from the 5th century ce, this people, living in the forests of Manchuria, had contacts with the Turks as well as with the Uyghurs. In 924 their leader, Abaoji, defeated the Kyrgyz and offered the Uyghurs the possibility of a resettlement in their former ...
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