A khanate was a polity ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun or khanum, typically found among nomadic Mongolic and Turkic societies of the Eurasian Steppe and politically equivalent in status to kinship-based chiefdoms and feudal monarchies. Khanates were organized tribally, with leaders gaining power through the support and loyalty of their warrior subjects and drawing tribute from subordinates to fund the realm. A khaganate, the realm of a khagan, was a larger nomadic state holding subjugation over numerous smaller khanates, and the title khagan, translating as khan of the khans, corresponded roughly in status to an emperor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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A khanate is the polity form ruled by a khan, and several historical khanates, the Mongol successor khanates among them, functioned as or within larger imperial systems.
Mongols, Social Groups The Mongol Empire's core political organization, and that of its principal successor states (the Golden Horde, the Chagatai Khanate, the Ilkhanate), took the form of khanates ruled by a khan descended from Genghis Khan's line.
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Khanates were typically nomadic Mongolic and Turkic societies located on the Eurasian Steppe, and politically equivalent in status to kinship-based chiefdoms and feudal monarchies.
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A khanate or khaganate was a polity ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum.
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