khanate

American  

[kah-neyt, kan-eyt] / ˈkɑ neɪt, ˈkæn eɪt /

noun

1. the area governed by a khan.

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khanate British  

/ ˈkæn-, ˈkɑːneɪt /

noun

1. the territory ruled by a khan

2. the position or rank of a khan

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Etymology

Origin of khanate

First recorded in 1790–1800; khan ¹ + -ate ³

Example Sentences

While most had no long-term success, they kept the khanate in turmoil until it splintered into small states in the mid-fourteenth century.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

One morning I visited a village of herders in the Zhongar Alatau, a northern stretch of the Tian Shan named for the last nomadic khanate to rule over the steppes of western China.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2019

So, Kublai focused instead on extending the power and range of his own khanate, which already included Mongolia, Korea, Tibet, and northern China.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Batu decided to retrench and consolidate his rule over the khanate of the Golden Horde.

From Time Magazine Archive

Very rapidly the powers of Bātū extended over the Russian princes, and so long as the khanate remained in the direct descent from Bātū nothing occurred to check the growth of the empire.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various