EALC 001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Emperor Taizu Of Song, Liao Dynasty, Khitan Language
16 Jan 2019
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Description/definition : nomadic peoples of manchuria; militarily superior forced influenced by chinese culture; to song dynasty china but humiliating treaties on song china in 11th century. Warlords had difficulty dealing with a new power called the khitan kingdom/ liao. Chinese dynasty of 5 dynasties = jin, the ruler didn"t like that he had to treat the. During power vacuum, khitan warlords took advantage of the situation, leaded a multiethnic community/ militarily strong. Khitan had 2 types of reading, designed to look like chinese was probably more syllabic/ more closer to korean writing system, many words borrowed from. Chinese, one of first examples of non-chinese writing that reflected recognition that you can"t have a modern complex empire without documents. Khitans = new power in manchuria, helped a contender for chinese throne attack. Kaifeng (city) -> khitans recognised as overlords/ granted territory around meijing. When successor tried to renounce arrangement -> khitans attacked kaifeng.
