China - Early Imperial. WESTERN LIAO: ca. 12th/13th century, AE seal (8.31g), Zeno-290176 (this item), private seal, stylized design, originally painted red, with much of the red still visible, VF. The Western Liao (Xi Liao) were successors to the main Liao Dynasty during the 12th century and were also known as the Qara Khitay or Khara Khitan, established in what is now parts of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and eventually driven out by the Mongols in the early 13th century.