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khan
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khan 1  (kän, kn)
n.
1. A ruler, an official, or an important person in India and some central Asian countries.
2. A medieval ruler of a Mongol, Tartar, or Turkish tribe.
[Middle English chan, from Old French can, from Turkish khn (from Old Turkic qaghan) and from Mongolian q'n, ruler.]
khan 2  (kän, kn)
n.
A caravansary in certain Asian countries.
[Arabic n, inn, from Persian khn, house, from Middle Persian.]
khan
Noun
a title of respect in Afghanistan and central Asia [Turkish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.khankhan - a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
2.khankhan - an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai
auberge, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge - a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers


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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.
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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.
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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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