Introduction
Mahakhitan: A Sinicized Buddhist Civilization in India
This is a timeline about a the OTL Khanate of Qara Khitai, or Western Liao expanding south to Central Asia and Indian Subcontinent, with the focus on the arts, architecture and culture in the fusion of cultures of a Khitan-Chinese-Uyghur-Indian-Tibetan Empire. Started by Yelu Dashi, the OTL Liao Prince and founder of Qara Khitai, in 1130 AD and became the top of the world in 1444.
The TL is written by the talented architect Chuye Kara (her homepage: 朱耶伽罗), and translated by me, Green Painting from Chinese to English. Her Text will be in Times New Roman to differentiate it from mine.
The original series in Chinese could be seen here.
As Translator, I need to clarify that if anything this TL is not, it is not a display of Chinese patriotism, or worse, Han Chinese ethnic Nationalism. It may be a ChinaWank in terms of culture, as the author intends, it's a thought experiment on how cultures and arts may fuse in this world. I'd like to see the TL discussed and questioned by members who know Indian and Central Asian culture and arts, just like how Indian and Central Asian nobles and artists influenced Mahakhitan Culture in our story.
Image drawn by Chuye Kara
This is a timeline about a the OTL Khanate of Qara Khitai, or Western Liao expanding south to Central Asia and Indian Subcontinent, with the focus on the arts, architecture and culture in the fusion of cultures of a Khitan-Chinese-Uyghur-Indian-Tibetan Empire. Started by Yelu Dashi, the OTL Liao Prince and founder of Qara Khitai, in 1130 AD and became the top of the world in 1444.
The TL is written by the talented architect Chuye Kara (her homepage: 朱耶伽罗), and translated by me, Green Painting from Chinese to English. Her Text will be in Times New Roman to differentiate it from mine.
The original series in Chinese could be seen here.
As Translator, I need to clarify that if anything this TL is not, it is not a display of Chinese patriotism, or worse, Han Chinese ethnic Nationalism. It may be a ChinaWank in terms of culture, as the author intends, it's a thought experiment on how cultures and arts may fuse in this world. I'd like to see the TL discussed and questioned by members who know Indian and Central Asian culture and arts, just like how Indian and Central Asian nobles and artists influenced Mahakhitan Culture in our story.
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