khanate
/ˈkɑneɪt/
noun
- The territory or area ruled by a khan.
- The khanate was divided among the ruler's sons after his death.
- The Mongol khanate stretched from China to Eastern Europe.
- Historians study the economy of the ancient khanate.
- The position or rank of a khan.
- He inherited the khanate from his father.
- The ceremony marked the beginning of his khanate.
- She was the first woman to hold the khanate in that region.