- Buraq Hajib
Buraq Hajib established a small portion of the
Sinitic Central Asian Qara Khitay state, also known as the KhitanKhanate , in the southern Persian province ofKirman during the early13th century .The Khitan in northern
China were known as خطا inArabic ("Khata") and are mentioned byMuslim chroniclers as they initially fought with Muslims before later converting toIslam fromTantric Buddhism . After the destruction of the Qara Khitay realm by the Mongols underGenghis Khan in1218 , the majority of the Qara Khitay resumed theirnomadic life. Only a small part of the population under Buraq Hajib shifted to urban life and established a local dynasty in the Persian province of Kirman. TheMongol Ilkhanid rulerÖljeitü (r.1304 -1316 ) ended the Khitan dynasty in1306 .External links
*http://www.charm.ru/coins/kangguo.htm
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