The Khitan, of Xianbei origin, had been …
Years: 405 - 405
The Khitan, of Xianbei origin, had been part of the Kumo Xi tribe until 388, when the Kumo Xi-Khitan tribal grouping was roundly defeated by the newly established Northern Wei, allowing the Khitan to resume their own tribe and entity, and beginning the Khitan written history.
First mentioned in Chinese chronicles in 405, the Khitan wander along the boundaries of Kara-muren, and had formed part of the Donghu confederation destroyed by the Xiongnu in 150 BCE.
Locations
Groups
- Donghu people
- Xiongnu (Hsiung-nu)
- Xianbei
- Khitan people
- Tuoba
- Northern Wei, Xianbei, or Tuoba Empire
Topics
- Six Dynasties Period in China
- Sixteen Kingdoms Period in China
- Civil Wars in China triggered by the Wu Hu Invasion
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Writing
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Mayhem
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Prophecy
