The Rise and Fall of the Khitans & Why They Wanted To Build A Chinese Dynasty - Liao Dynasty History

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The Khitans had appeared in history since the fourth century, but once they rose to power, they wanted to build a Chinese style empire. Why is that? This video offers some answers.

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0:00 Introduction
0:36 Who Were the Khitans?
3:42 Surfshark
5:07 Abaoji and Li Keyong
6:47 Rise of the Khitans
9:57 Succession Crisis
13:06 Khitan Conquest of China
14:55 Khitan Liao and Their Neighbours
17:18 The Fall of Khitan Liao

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