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khanate

American  
[kah-nayt, kan-ayt] / ˈkɑ neɪt, ˈkæn eɪt /

noun

  1. the area governed by a khan.


khanate British  
/ ˈkɑːneɪt, ˈkæn- /

noun

  1. the territory ruled by a khan

  2. the position or rank of a khan

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of khanate

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


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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

From the Turks it won control of that Mongol relic, the khanate of Crimea.

From Time Magazine Archive

A khanate of Turkestan, north of Bokhara, in the upper valley of the Sir Daria.

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