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khanHistorically, the ruler or monarch of a Mongol tribe. Early on a distinction was made between the title of khan and that of khakan, or “great khan.” Later the term khan was adopted by the Seljuq and Khwarezm-Shah dynasties as a title for the highest nobility. Gradually it became an affix to the name of any Muslim property owner. Today it is often used as a surname. khan 1. a. (formerly) a title borne by medieval Chinese emperors and Mongol and Turkic rulers: usually added to a name b. such a ruler 2. a title of respect borne by important personages in Afghanistan and central Asia How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The 19th century, for example, saw a consistent overhaul of the entire political system in the highlands, which abolished principalities and khanates and established oblasts (governments) of the Russian Empire. On late Victorian maps tracking Czarist expansion, this area is either minutely subdivided or glossed over as a pale green swath legended "The Independent Khanates of Chinese Turkestan. The Kazakhs were absorbed into the Russian Empire during the 18th century and the Khanates (autonomous rulers) were dissolved during the 19th century. |
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