Meaning & use
khanate
A territory, state, or people ruled by a khan, especially in Central Asian and Mongol history.
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The Mongol Empire eventually split into several separate khanates ruled by different descendants of Genghis Khan.
Historians study trade routes that connected the various khanates scattered across the steppe.
A note on using this word
Khanate combines the title khan, meaning ruler, with the suffix -ate, which denotes a territory or state of rule.
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