khanate

[kah-neyt, kan-eyt]

noun

1. the area governed by a khan.

ˈkhanate

/ ˈkæn-, ˈkɑːneɪt /

noun

1. the territory ruled by a khan

2. the position or rank of a khan

Word History and Origins

Origin of khanate¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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More than 500 years ago, Kazan was the capital of a Muslim khanate that rivalled Moscow for influence.

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For 400 years, the Kazakh khanates or tribal chiefdoms maintained their independence, holding various conquerors at bay.

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“Uzbekistan is a clannish, ethnically diverse country with regions that were rival khanates for centuries and still have conflict potential,” Tynan wrote this week, giving the example of separatist tendencies in the north-west Karakalpakstan region.

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This narrative has become familiar to the Kazakhstani audience following statehood celebrations in 2015 to mark the 550th anniversary of the khanate.

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