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契丹
 
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qì dān
  • Qidan
  • Khitan
  • ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liaohe River

契丹 qì dān

契丹
1 我国古代东胡族的一支。原居于今辽河上游西剌木伦河一带,所属分八部。唐时耶律阿保机并合各部,统有今蒙古、东北、热河、察哈尔、绥远及河北北部,自号为王,建国号为辽。宋时为金所灭。

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