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Khagan or Qaghan is a title of imperial rank in Mongolic, Turkic, and some other languages, equal to the status of emperor and someone who rules a khaganate. The female equivalent is Khatun.
8 of 15 khagans of the Mongol Empire (Yuan-era pictures)
Mongol Empire
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The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the medieval empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, e
Khagan
…equivalents of the title are common Turkish names in Turkey. The common western rendering as Great Khan (or Grand Khan), notably in the case of the Mongol Empire, is a translation of Yekhe Khagan (Great Emperor or Их Хаан). The term is of unknown origin and might be a loanword from the Rouran language. Canadian…
The empire's Turkic name, kür uluγ ulus, in the letter from Güyük Khan to Pope Innocent IV
A 1278 portrait of Genghis Khan
Temüjin being proclaimed as Genghis Khan, as illustrated in a 15th-century Jami' al-tawarikh manuscript
Coronation of Ögedei Khan in 1229 as the successor of Genghis Khan. By Rashid al-Din, early 14th century.