Liao Dynasty
辽朝
Decline
衰落
By the mid 11th century, the Khitan had lost their morale and started adopting a defensive attitude towards their neighbors.
11世纪中期，契丹丢失了他们的士气，对于他们的邻国开始采取一种防备的态度。
This was in part due to the influence of Buddhism and the fad that they had absorbed much of Chinese culture, which had a negative effect on their manners.
这在一部分上缘于他们受到了佛教和过多的中国文化的影响，因此对他们自己的行为产生了负面的作用。
Around the 12th century, the empire's slow decline sped up as a result of succession problems, natural disasters, and the positive progress of the Jurchen in the north east.
12世纪左右，由于一系列问题、自然灾害以及东北部女真族的积极发展，辽朝的缓慢衰落加快了。
More pressure was put on the Khitan when the Jurchen &Song made an alliance against them and in 1124----1125, the Khitan Empire collapsed.
当女真和宋朝结成联军展开攻势后，契丹的压力更大了，1124年到1125年间，契丹帝国灭亡了。
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