Did Khitan people disappear forever?
It is generally assumed that majority of Khitan people had been assimilated into northern Han Chinese and Mongols During Yuan dynasty.
However, the descendants of Khitan people still exist in some Turkic-speaking tribes in Bashkir. Khitan Bashkir people have 4 sub-tribes consisting of Small Khitan(Bala Katai), Great Khitan(Ulu Katai), Plain Khitan(Yalan Katai) and Inzer Khitan(Inzer Katai), with a strong Khitan identity that inherits from their ancestors.
It's recorded that Khitan also means wrought iron(镔铁) because Khitan people rose up from iron producing areas. Interestingly, the stamp of Khitan Bashkir people looks like a piece of iron.
契丹人永远消失了吗?
准确来说没, 契丹部落还有契丹认同仍然存在, 比如俄罗斯巴什基尔共和国就有4个契丹子部落, 真是突厥是个筐, 什么都能装
《金史·太祖本纪》记载“契丹”是镔铁之意, 冶金技艺达到一定的水平, 有趣的是, 今日巴什基尔契丹人的族群标志看起来像一块铁
资料显示在中亚,除了巴什基尔人以外,契丹部也见于柯尔克孜人、乌兹别克人(契丹是撒马尔罕地区最大的部落之一)、哈萨克人、卡拉卡尔帕克人、诺盖人和加告兹人中
主要资料来源
鞑靼语学者 @哲尔的世界
中国东北古代史大佬 @东北利亚
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