Khanbalik
Khanbalik proper noun: the capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty, at the site of present-day Beijing.
Proper noun
Khanbalik
- The capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty, at the site of present-day Beijing.
- Genghis Khan initiated Beijing's nearly 800-year dominance over the Middle Kingdom. The city's current population numbers ten million people, far more than lived here in 1215 A.D. when the Mongol warlord conquered the strategically significant power center of Yanying and built Khanbalik, his new...1999, “Beijing”, in The Book of the World, 2nd United States edition (Atlas), Macmillan, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 367
Khanbalik meaning in Marathi and Persian
Khanbalik in Marathi
- capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty
- खानबालिक khānbālik
Khanbalik in Persian
- capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty
- خانبالغ xân-bâleġ
Synonyms of Khanbalik
Forms of Khanbalik
| alternative form | Cambaluc |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Cambuluc |
| alternative form | Chanbalik |
| alternative form | Cambalik |
| alternative form | Cambalic |
| alternative form | Chanbalig |
| alternative form | Kambalig |
| alternative form | Khanbaliq |
| alternative form | Khanbalikh |
| alternative form | Khanbaligh |
| alternative form | Qanbaliq |
| alternative form | Kanbalu |
Origin of Khanbalik
From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik), from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik, “City of the Khan”), from ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) + ᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (balik), both possibly from Old Turkic. Compare Mongolian Ханбалиг (Xanbalig).
Questions about Khanbalik
- What does Khanbalik mean?
- Khanbalik means the capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty, at the site of present-day Beijing.
- What is Khanbalik in Marathi?
- Khanbalik in Marathi is खानबालिक (khānbālik). See Khanbalik meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Khanbalik?
- Khanbalik is a proper noun.
Words near Khanbalik in the dictionary
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