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khagan

Noun

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khagan (plural khagans)

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.

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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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

The Mongolic Rouran Khaganate (330–555), of Xianbei provenance was the first to use "Khagan" as an imperial title. Source: Internet

In recompense for these services, the Khazar khagan ceded Chersonesos and some other Crimean dependencies to Byzantium. Source: Internet

Archery features in the story of Oguz Khagan. Source: Internet

His name after assuming the title was Bilge Khagan (or Bilge Qhagan). Source: Internet

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