Khan

Khan is a title meaning Mongolian leader in and Turkish. The term is sometimes translated like meaning King. Female the Mongolian of " khan" is " Khatoun ".

A khan control a Khanat. For the high rankings, one makes use of the title of Khagan.

The title of Khan was one of the many titles used by the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, like by the leaders of the Horde of Gold the downward and states. The title of Khan was also used by the Turkish dynasties Seldjoukides of the Middle East to appoint the leader of several tribes, clans or nations, inferior in row with a Atabey. The leaders Jurchen and Mandchous also used the title of khan ( han as mandchou); for example, Nurhachi was called Genggiyen Han. The leaders of the Göktürks (celestial Turkish), of the Avars and the Khazars also made use of the title of Kaghan. The kings of Silla, an old kingdom of Korea, was named the Marib-Khans. For example king Naemul was called Nemul Marib-Khan.

Titles of Khan and Khan Bahadur (a row above; bahadur means " brave" in Persan and is relative of the Mongolian baatar and of the Russian bogatyr' ) was also honorary in India at time of the Grands Moghols, and later by the British Raj like an honor for the noble rows, often for honesty with the crown.

Probably, the most famous people to have carried the title of Khan were the Mongolian Gengis Khan like his/her small son Kubilai Khan. The first founded the Mongolian Empire and the second the Dynastie Yuan in China. The descendants of Gengis Khan to the capacity are called the Grands Khans .

Many castes Pachtounes (Afghanistan, Pakistan) also bear the name Khan. From where the name of many actors bollywoodiens of origin pachtoune: Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan for example (all three also known under the name " The three khans ").

See too

  • Aga Khan
  • Abaka
  • Asparoukh
  • Atabey
  • List of the khans of Badakhchan

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