Khagan or Qaghan (Mongolian:ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; Khaan or Khagan; Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣 Kaɣan) is a title of imperial rank in Turkic, Mongolic, and some other languages...

Genghis Khan died in 1227. He had succeeded his older brother Möngke as Khagan in 1260, but had to defeat his younger brother Ariq Böke in the Toluid Civil...

Oghuz Khagan or Oghuz Khan (Turkish: Oğuz Kağan or Oğuz Han; Azerbaijani: Oğuz Xan or Oğuz Xaqan; Turkmen: Oguz Han or Oguz Kagan) is a legendary khan...

this time with the word chacanus, which might be derived from the title of khagan as used by groupings of Asiatic nomads, has led some scholars to suggest...

Mongolian script. Möngke Khan (also Möngke Khagan or Möngke; 11 January 1209 – 11 August 1259) was the fourth khagan of the Mongol Empire, ruling from 1 July...

subordinate to the Göktürks from 560s to 700s. Kyrgyz khagan Bars Bek was a brother-in-law to Bilge Khagan. His son ruled Kyrgyzs after Bars Bek's defeated...

Mongolian script. Güyük Khan (also Güyük Khagan, Güyük or Güyug; c. 19 March 1206 – 20 April 1248) was the third Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son...

It first appears among the Rouran and then the Göktürks as a variant of khagan (sovereign, emperor) and implied a subordinate ruler. In the Seljük Empire...

A khanate or khaganate is a type of historic polity ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. Khanates were typically nomadic Turkic, Mongol and Tatar...

Khagan Bek is the title used by the bek (generalissimo) of the Khazars. Khazar kingship was divided between the Khagan and the Bek or Khagan Bek. Contemporary...

𐼍𐼄𐼁 𐼇𐼍𐼎𐼁 𐼉𐼒𐼄𐼒𐼎, romanized: mγ’ wmn’ x’γ’n, lit. 'Maġa Umna Khagan'. Turkish scholar Hayrettin İhsan Erkoç proposed Umna as proper reconstruction...

Ögedei Khan (also Ögedei Khagan or Ogodei; c. 1186 – 11 December 1241) was the second ruler of the Mongol Empire. The third son of Genghis Khan, he continued...

Chuluo Khagan or Chuluo Qaghan may refer to: Heshana Khagan (died 619), personal name Ashina Daman, also known as Chuluo Khagan, a khagan of Western Turkic...

born Batumöngke (Mongolian: Батмөнх; Chinese: 巴圖蒙克), (1472–1517) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1480 to 1517. During his rule...

Chinese: 扎薩克圖汗), born Tümen (Mongolian: Түмэн; Chinese: 圖們), (1539–1592) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1558 to 1592. He was the successor...

Зоригт хаан, lit. 'brave king' ᠵᠣᠷᠢᠭᠲᠤ, Chinese: 卓里克圖汗; 1358–1391) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1388 to 1391. The identity of...

returned to Pannonia after many of the khagan's subjects deserted to the Byzantine emperor. By about 580, the Avar Khagan Bayan I had established supremacy...

Özmiş Khagan (Chinese: 乌苏米施可汗; pinyin: Wūsūmǐshī Kèhán) - was the last penultimate khagan of the Second Turkic Khaganate (Göktürks). His father Pan Kul...

after his defeat of Taisun Khan, Esen himself took the title of “Tian-sheng Khagan of the Great Yuan” (大元天盛大可汗 Tengri Bogd Khan). At the same time, the Oirats...

Proto-Mongolic Donghu origin. The Rouran supreme rulers used the title of "khagan", a popular title borrowed from the Xianbei. The Rouran Khaganate lasted...

Abraham became an Avar khagan around 805. He was the successor of Theodor. Abraham was baptised in Germany. He died or was deposed before 811 because in...

Emperor Yingzong of Yuan 元英宗 Gegeen Khan 格堅汗 ᠭᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ 9th Khagan of the Mongol Empire (Nominal due to the empire's division) Emperor of China (5th Emperor...

the Tang dynasty. The title Tengri Khagan also used to refer other Turkic rulers, both known as the Tengri Khagan (Chinese: 登里可汗 or 登利可汗) or Täŋridä qaγan...

Yollıg Khagan (Old Turkic: 𐰖𐰆𐰞𐰞𐰃𐰍:𐱅𐰃𐰏𐰤 Pronunciation: Yollıg Tigin, Chinese: 伊然可汗; pinyin: Yīrán Kèhán, personal name: Chinese: 阿史那伊然; pinyin:...

named El Tegüs when he died in 1332, it is said that on his deathbed the Khagan expressed remorse for what he had done to his elder brother and his intention...

Emperor Renzong of Yuan 元仁宗 Buyantu Khan 普顏篤汗 ᠪᠣᠶᠠᠨᠲᠦ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ 8th Khagan of the Mongol Empire (Nominal due to the empire's division) Emperor of China (4th...

and social stability. Orders were given that portraits be painted of the khagans and khatuns during the reign of Temür. The number of the Tibetans in the...

Bars Bolud (Mongolian: Барсболд; Chinese: 巴爾斯博羅特), (1490–1531) was a khagan of the Northern Yuan dynasty, reigning from 1517 to 1519. He later became jinong...

disobedience had to reconquer and kill their Qaghan in 710. He killed Türgesh khagan Suoge at Battle of Bolchu. In later years of Qapaghan, he had to fight four...

v t e Khagan of the Mongol Empire Early Khagans Genghis Khan Tolui Khan (as Regent) Ögedei Khan Töregene Khatun (as Regent) Güyük Khan Oghul Qaimish (as...