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khagans

khagans is the plural of khagan.

Meaning of khagan

Noun

khagan (plural khagans)

  1. (historical) 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.
    • As early as the year 740 A.D., one of the Khazar kaghans had turned to Constantinople for a missionary versed in Christian law.1988, Milorad Pavić, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage, published 1989, page 69

Questions about khagans

What is khagans the plural of?
Khagans is the plural of khagan.

Words near khagans in the dictionary

  1. khafd
  2. khafs
  3. khagan
  4. khaganate
  5. khaganates
  6. khagans
  7. Khagaria
  8. Khagav
  9. Khagemba
  10. Khaghkhagh
  11. khagiarite

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