Origin
The Khitan in northern China were known as خطا in Arabic (Khata) and are mentioned by Muslim chroniclers as having fought against Muslims and founded the Kara-Khitan Khanate. After the destruction of the Kara-Khitan realm by the Mongols under Genghis Khan in 1218, the Kara-Khitans became absorbed into the Mongol empire. A small part of the population under Buraq Hajib settled in the Persian province of Kirman, converted to Islam, and established a local dynasty there.
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