Abstract The Qara Khitai or Western Liao dynasty (1124–1218) is one of the most fascinating polities in medieval Eurasia, but also least documented terms both literary sources and material culture. Founded by Khitan refugees who escaped from North China when Jurchen Jin (1115–1234) vanquished (907–1125), soon established a multicultural empire Central Asia, combining Khitan, Chinese, Muslim ele...