See also:

• KHAN (from the Turki, hence Persian and Arabic Khan)

KHAN (from the See also:

• TURKI

Turki, hence See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian and Arabic Khan)  , a See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of respect in See also:

• MAHOMMEDAN

Mahommedan countries . It is a contracted See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of khagan (khakan), a word See also:

• EQUIVALENT

equivalent to See also:

• SOVEREIGN

sovereign or See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor, used among the Mongol and See also:

• TURKI

Turki-See also:

• NOMAD (Gr. voµas, voµabes, wandering)

nomad hordes . The title See also:

• KHAN (from the Turki, hence Persian and Arabic Khan)

khan was assumed by Jenghis when he became supreme ruler of the See also:

• MONGOLS

Mongols; his successors became known in See also:

• EUROPE

Europe as the See also:

• GREAT

Great Khans (sometimes as the Chams, &c.) of Tatary or See also:

• CATHAY

Cathay . Khan is still applied to semi-See also:

• INDEPENDENT

independent rulers, such as the khans of See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian See also:

• TURKESTAN
• TURKESTAN, or HAZRET

Turkestan, or the khan of See also:

• KALAT

Kalat in See also:

• BALUCHISTAN

Baluchistan, and is also used immediately after the name of rulers such as the See also:

• SULTAN (an Arabic word meaning " victorious " or " a ruler," sultat, dominion)

sultan of See also:

• TURKEY

Turkey; the meaning of the See also:

• TERM

term has also extended downwards, until in See also:

• PERSIA

Persia and See also:

• AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan it has become an affix to the name of any Mahommedan See also:

• GENTLEMAN (from Lat. gentilis, " belonging to a race or gens," and " man "; Fr. gentilhomme, Span. gentil hombre, Ital. gentil huomo, in its original and strict signification, a term denoting a man of good family, the Lat. generosus (its invariable transl

gentleman, like See also:

• ESQUIRE (0. Fr. escuyer, Mod. Fr. ecuyer, derived through the form escudier from Med. Lat. scutarius, " shield-bearer ")

Esquire, and in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India it has become a See also:

• PART

part of many Mahommedan names, especially when See also:

• PATHAN

Pathan descent is claimed . The title of Khan Bahadur is conferred by the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government on Mahammedans and also on Parsis .