khan
Example Sentences
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To preserve this wealth and the harmony the yassa had created for at least the population of the Mongol Empire, Chinggis had insisted that one of his sons be the next great khan.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
While Berke was the first Mongol ruler and khan of the Golden Horde to embrace Islam, not all his successors were Muslim.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
London Mayor Sadiq khan said he was “heartbroken” by the news.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021
There is this story in our family: Near my grandfather’s shop, by the Great Mosque, there was a khan where a mufti named Haji İbrahim—who belonged to the prominent Pirinççizade clan—drank tea.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 29, 2014
In a different tale, the khan has an odyssey in the Azerbaijani hill country.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.