MONGOLIAN HISTORY
 
The Period of the Kitan State

Between the 10th - 12th centuries, the Kitans took over. They lived in the basin of the Liao river at the eastern foothills of the Khyangan Mountains. The Elui tribe ruled the Kitan State. In 901 Ambagyan of the Elui tribe ascended the throne. The Kitan State occupied the south-east of the Mongolian territory in 924, Bahain and 16 regions in the north of China in 936. However, inter-tribal discords and feuds undermined the strength of the Kitan State. At the end of 1120's, the Kitan State collapsed.

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