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Khitan scripts

Khitan scripts may refer to one of two mutually exclusive scripts used by the Khitan people during the 10th–12th centuries: *Khitan small script, invented in about 924 or 925 CE by a scholar named Diela *Khitan large script, introduced in 920 CE by Abaoji, founder of the Liao Dynasty

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Khitan scripts may refer to one of two mutually exclusive scripts used by the Khitan people during the 10th–12th centuries: *Khitan small script, invented in about 924 or 925 CE by a scholar named Diela *Khitan large script, introduced in 920 CE by Abaoji, founder of the Liao Dynasty

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