Khitan

Khitan may refer to:

  • Khitan (circumcision), the Islamic circumcision rite
  • Khitan people, ancient nomadic people located in Mongolia and modern Manchuria
    • Liao Dynasty (916–1125), or Khitan empire
    • Kara Khitan (1124–1218), or Western Liao, Khitan empire in Central Asia
  • Khitan language, now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people
  • Khitan scripts, writing systems of the Khitan people, for the now-extinct Khitan language
    • Khitan large script, logographic writing system
    • Khitan small script, semi-syllabic and logographic writing system