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Region: China & East Asia
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Khanqu is a city of merchants and wealth in China, according to Abu Dulaf al-Yanbu'i, and it is forty farsakhs long. It is said that China has three hundred cities, all flourishing, and over every fifty cities a king appointed by the Baghbur. Among its cities are Waranas and Banasa, which join the land of Tibet, the Turks and the Taghzghaz. ²

Sources

al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p.492

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islam.museum contributors. “Khanqu”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/khanqu/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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