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Khan vs Khagan - What's the difference?

khan | khagan |

As nouns the difference between khan and khagan

is that khan is after Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages while khagan is a khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (a holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.

As a proper noun Khan

is a given name used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.

khan

English

Etymology 1

Via late (etyl) from (etyl) (m), from .

Noun

(en noun)
  • after Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages
  • an Ottoman sultan
  • a noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan
    • Derived terms
    * khanate

    References

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan
  • :* 1923': ‘Guess the name of that,’ she said, pointing to her delicate parts. The porter tried this name and that and ended by asking her to tell him and cease her slapping. ‘The '''kh?n of Abu-Mansur,’ she replied. — ''The Thousand Nights and One Night , tr. Powys Mathers

    • See also

    * caravanserai

    Anagrams

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    khagan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A khan of khans , a ruler of a khaganate; (a holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.
  • * 2007 , Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road (Sceptre 2008), page 52:
    • "A kagan is the father, the mother and the lover of all his people. Nobody would lift a hand against him," said Hanukkah.

    Derived terms

    * khaganate