Khan is a historic Turkic and Mongolic title originating among nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe to refer to a king. It first appears among the Rouran and then the Göktürks as a variant of khagan and implied a subordinate ruler. In the Seljük Empire, it was the highest noble title, ranking above malik (king) and emir (prince). In the Mongol Empire it signified the ruler of a horde (ulus), while the ruler of all the Mongols was the khagan or great khan. It is a title commonly used to signify the head of a Pashtun tribe or clan.
translated as "Khan of Khans", equivalent to King of Kings. In Bulgarian, the title became known as Khan, while in modern Turkic, the title became Khaan
up Khan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Khan may refer to: Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name Khan (title), a royal title for
Aga Khan (Persian: آقاخان, Arabic: آغا خان; also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) is a title held by the Imām of the Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias. Since
Il Khan (also il-khan, ilkhan, elkhan, etc.), in Turkic languages and Mongolian, is a title of leadership. It combines the titlekhan with the prefix el/il
Ultimately from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qaɣan). Doublet of khan. khagan (plural khagans) (historical) A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial
хаан • (xaan) khan; tsar This noun needs an inflection-table template. Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan), from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan)
York, NY: Winstar TV & Video. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259727 Working with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was the closest I got to god. Sekhar Kapoor, http://articles
Muhammad Hashim (c. 1664-1732), better known by his title Khafi Khan, was a civil servant and historian of Mughal India. He is notable for authoring Muntakhab-al
of Nations Aga Khan IV, Karim al-Hussaini, incumbent of the title 'Aga Khan', 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims, and head of the Aga Khan Development Network
Amir Khan (Urdu, Punjabi: عامر خان) (born 8 December 1986) is a British boxing champion from Greater Manchester, England. He comes from a Muslim Pakistani
the title Hero of the Soviet Union, he went on to become one of the top test pilots in the Soviet Union. Wikipedia has an article about: Amet-khan Sultan