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Arban-u Darga, meaning "Commander of an Aravt". An aravt was a military unit of 10 troops. [1] Nokud, the basic troop unit of the Mongolian army, Mongol warriors themselves were, considered nokud, for example. Kheshig, an imperial guard unit, composed of nobility and nokuds. Cherbi, a title for a Kheshig commander.
The Barlas (Mongolian: Barulās; [1] Chagatay/Persian: برلاس Barlās; also Berlās) were a Mongol [1] and later Turkicized [2] [3] nomadic confederation in Central Asia. [4] With military roots in one of the regiments of the Mongol army, the Barlas spawned two major imperial dynasties in Asia: the Timurid Empire in Central Asia and Persia ...
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Beki is a title of nobility used by the Mongols and other steppe societies in the Central Asia in the medieval period. The exact meaning of the title is disputed, although possibly meant "honored shaman", and while frequently used for noble women, some men also used the title.
Khan [a] (/ x ɑː n /, / k ɑː n /, / k æ n /) is a historic Turkic and Mongolic title originating among nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe to refer to a king. It first appears among the Rouran and then the Göktürks as a variant of khagan (sovereign, emperor) [b] and implied a subordinate ruler.
Taiji (Mongolian: Тайж, originally from Chinese: 太子) was a title of the nobility among the Mongols from the 16th century. The title originated from Chinese Taizi (heir apparent son of the emperor) and was first used for the proliferating aristocracy composed of sons and descendants of Batu-Möngke Dayan Khan (1480?–1517?). [ 1 ]
Kheshig (Mongolian: Хишигтэн; also Khishig, Keshik, Khishigten; lit. "favored", "blessed") were the imperial guard and shock troops for Mongol royalty in the Mongol Empire, particularly for rulers like Genghis Khan and his wife Börte. Their primary purpose was to act as bodyguards for the emperors and other important nobles. They were ...
The name "Tatar" was possibly first transliterated in the Book of Song as 大檀 Dàtán (MC: *da H-dan) and 檀檀 Tántán (MC: *dan-dan) [8] which the book's compilers stated to be other names of the Rourans; [7] Book of Song and Book of Liang connected Rourans to the earlier Xiongnu [7] [9] while the Book of Wei traced the Rouran's origins back to the Donghu, [10] who were of Proto ...