Khitan may refer to:*Khitan (circumcision), the Islamic circumcision rite Khitan people, ancient nomadic people located in Mongolia and modern Manchuria Liao Dynasty (916–1125), or Khitan empire Kara Khitan (1124–1218), or Western Liao, Khitan empire in Central Asia Khitan language, now-extinct language once spoken by the Khitan people Khitan scripts, writing systems of the Khitan people, for the now-extinct Khitan language… (More on Khitan)