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Timur modeled his state on that of Genghis Khan and even married one of his descendants to strengthen his association with the great khan.
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Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
The Nizari imams claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed; it has been rumored that the current khan’s personal fortune is $13.3 billion.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
William does not explain Batu’s decision, but presumably Batu, as a regional leader, handled all domestic matters related to his own jurisdiction but had to refer matters of international diplomacy to the great khan.
—Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Her tribe also elected her as its khan, its leader, after her father died.
—Hannah Fish, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2024
As Russia, under the rule of the Mongol khans, missed the European Renaissance, so, too, had Putin missed the romantic period of perestroika.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
The Nizari imams claim direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed; it has been rumored that the current khan’s personal fortune is $13.3 billion.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
William does not explain Batu’s decision, but presumably Batu, as a regional leader, handled all domestic matters related to his own jurisdiction but had to refer matters of international diplomacy to the great khan.
—Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Her tribe also elected her as its khan, its leader, after her father died.
—Hannah Fish, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2024
As Russia, under the rule of the Mongol khans, missed the European Renaissance, so, too, had Putin missed the romantic period of perestroika.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for khan
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His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.New York Times, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
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The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.National Geographic, National Geographic, 17 June 2020
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Khamenei on Saturday met with university students to mark Students Day, which commemorates a Nov. 4, 1978, incident in which Iranian soldiers opened fire on students protesting the rule of the shah at Tehran University.Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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The shooting killed and wounded several students and further escalated the tensions consuming Iran at the time that eventually led to the shah fleeing the country and the 1979 Islamic Revolution.Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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The sultan is the second-longest reigning monarch, following the late Queen Elizabeth II.Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
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Putin refers to this region—a vast expanse of steppe and the coastline that the tsars wrested from the Ottoman sultans in the eighteenth century—by the name Novorossiya, or New Russia.Brian Milakovsky, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2022
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Once the crown prince of Rome, he was forced to flee at age 12 for his safety, and is now a humble farmer in Numidia, North Africa.Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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One of the great things about the prince is really manages to put people at ease very quickly.Simon Perry, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Mughal emperor Shah Jahan contracted a marvel of architectural precision built in memory of one of his wives, Mumtaz Mahal, after her death.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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The feathered headdress once worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma II resides in Vienna.Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Back at Lallybroch, Claire and Jamie maneuver the shocked reactions of his family as Claire calmly shares her intel on how this upcoming revolution will result in the rich being persecuted and the king and queen being beheaded.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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In 2021, Yoox Net-a-Porter Group pledged to commit to the king’s Terra Carta, a mandate that puts sustainability at the heart of the private sector.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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These include: Princess Noel, a human who is the princess of light and magic.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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Maybe there's a prince or a princess or a mistaken identity.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Read the story » Further reading: Last year, Heidi Blake reported on four other royal women fighting to escape captivity, including Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai’s ruling emir.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024
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That changed on June 27, 1995, when Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa came to power as emir of Qatar, with the support of the U.S.Allen Fromherz / Made by History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Khan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/khan. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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