 Abduction of marriage @-@ age women was common during the Liao dynasty . Khitans men of all social classes participated in the activity , and the abductees were both Khitan and Han . In some cases , this was a step in the courtship process , where the woman would agree to the abduction and the resulting sexual intercourse , and then the abductor and abductee would return to the woman 's home to announce their intention to marry . This process was known as <unk> ( <unk> ) . In other cases , the abduction would be non @-@ consensual and would result in a rape . 
