noun
- a territory or state ruled by a khan, especially in Central Asia or the Middle East
Usage: historical; often capitalized when referring to a specific historical khanate
Examples
- The Mongol Empire was divided into several khanates after Genghis Khan's death.
- The Crimean Khanate was a powerful state in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Timur established his own khanate in Central Asia.
- The khanate of Kazan was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in 1552.
- Historians study the political structure of various khanates across the steppes.