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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.
The Mongol Empire was the largest steppe nomadic Khaganate as well as second largest empire and the largest contiguous empire [8] in history. After Genghis Khan established appanages for his family in the Mongol Empire during his rule (1206–1227), his sons, daughters, and grandsons inherited separate sections of the empire.
The Chagatai Khanate, also known as the Chagatai Ulus, [10] was a Mongol and later Turkicized khanate [11] [12] that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan, [13] second son of Genghis Khan, and his descendants and successors.
Genghis Khan left a vast and controversial legacy. His unification of the Mongol tribes and his foundation of the largest contiguous state in world history "permanently alter[ed] the worldview of European, Islamic, [and] East Asian civilizations", according to Atwood. [220]
Khan (/ x ɑː n /) is an ancient Indo-European surname and in the variant of 'Khan' of Mongolic origin, used as a title in various global regions, [1] and today most commonly found in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and India. In the Caribbean the surname is largely carried by Muslims of Indo-Caribbean descent.
Kublai Khan [b] [c] (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China. He proclaimed the dynastic name "Great Yuan" [d] in 1271, and ruled Yuan China until his death in 1294.
Khagan or Qaghan (Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; Khaan or Khagan; Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣 Kaɣan) [a] is a title of imperial rank in Turkic, Mongolic, and some other languages, equal to the status of emperor and someone who rules a khaganate (empire). [1]
Its first surviving volume is a history of the Mongol dynasty while the second is a history of the Iranian and Islamic world, along with stories of other cultures. [82] Ghazan also patronized Abu al-Qasim Qashani , who composed the Ta'rikh-i Uljaytu ('History of Öljeitü'), and Shihab al-Din Waṣṣaf , who wrote the Tajziyat al-amṣar wa ...