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Why did Europeans until the 17th century believe that there were two different states on the territory of China?

For a long time, Europeans believed that on the territory of modern China there were two states, roughly called "Sina" or "China" (China), which they knew about from navigators, and "China" or "Katay" (Cathay), which they knew from Central Asian caravaners. Their identity was established only at the beginning of the 17th century. The confusion was aggravated by the fact that for Muslim travelers the symbolism of Buddhism, including statues, chants, clothes of priests, looked very similar to the attributes of Christianity, and the Europeans from their words believed that "Katai" was a Christian country, which they themselves in "Chin" did not observe.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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