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Khagan meaning
A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.
Using Khagan
- The main meaning on this page is: A khan of khans, a ruler of a khaganate; (the holder of) an imperial rank used among certain Turkic and Mongolian peoples, equal in status to an emperor.
- In the example corpus, khagan often appears in combinations such as: khazar khagan.
Context around Khagan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Khagan
- In this selection, "khagan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, khazar, oguz, bilge, emperor, ceded and imposed stand out and add context to how "khagan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a khazar khagan from this and khagan kağan is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "khagan" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with khagan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Archery features in the story of Oguz Khagan. (8 words)
Khagan (Kağan) is a title for ruler (like king, earl, etc.). (11 words)
His name after assuming the title was Bilge Khagan (or Bilge Qhagan). (12 words)
The Rouran king Shelun was the first major leader of the steppes to adopt (in 402 AD) the title of Khagan (可汗) or Qiudoufa Khan (丘豆伐可汗) (which was originally a title used by Xianbei nobles). (35 words)
A number of Russian sources give the name of a Khazar khagan from this period as Irbis and describe him as a scion of the Göktürk royal house, the Ashina. (30 words)
Historically, Mongolic or Turkic monarchs have used the title khan and khagan (emperor) or khatun and khanum and Ancient Egypt monarchs have used the title pharaoh for men and women. (30 words)
Example sentences (10)
A number of Russian sources give the name of a Khazar khagan from this period as Irbis and describe him as a scion of the Göktürk royal house, the Ashina.
Archery features in the story of Oguz Khagan.
His name after assuming the title was Bilge Khagan (or Bilge Qhagan).
Historically, Mongolic or Turkic monarchs have used the title khan and khagan (emperor) or khatun and khanum and Ancient Egypt monarchs have used the title pharaoh for men and women.
In recompense for these services, the Khazar khagan ceded Chersonesos and some other Crimean dependencies to Byzantium.
Khagan (Kağan) is a title for ruler (like king, earl, etc.).
Names As was the custom, his personal name and the name after assuming the title Khagan were different.
The Mongolic Rouran Khaganate (330–555), of Xianbei provenance was the first to use "Khagan" as an imperial title.
The Rouran king Shelun was the first major leader of the steppes to adopt (in 402 AD) the title of Khagan (可汗) or Qiudoufa Khan (丘豆伐可汗) (which was originally a title used by Xianbei nobles).
This mission was unsuccessful, as later the Khagan imposed Judaism on his people as the national religion.
Common combinations with khagan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: