khanate
Americannoun
noun
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the territory ruled by a khan
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the position or rank of a khan
Etymology
Origin of khanate
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Example Sentences
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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
Batu decided to retrench and consolidate his rule over the khanate of the Golden Horde.
From Time Magazine Archive
So long as Bati lived, this khanate was united and powerful, but after his death, in 1257, it gradually lost strength.
From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van
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