noun
Western Liao
Historical term for the Central Asian Khitan empire (1132-1211). Usually written in kana in modern Japanese.
西遼は中央アジアに存在した契丹人の帝国です。
The Western Liao was a Khitan empire that existed in Central Asia.
歴史の授業で西遼について学びました。
I learned about the Western Liao in history class.