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Definition of "khanate" []

  • The realm of a khan. (noun)
  • The position of a khan. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "khanate" in a sentence
  • "In 1268, Khaidu had formed his own khanate in East Turkestan and parts of West Turkestan and never accepted Khubilai as Grand Khan."
  • "This khanate included Mongolia and the conquered territories that form most of modern-day China, part of Burma, part of India and Tibet."
  • "The Yuan dynasty was a khanate of the Mughal emperor, Kublai Khan."