Khanate


A khaganate or khanate was a political entity ruled by a khan, khagan, khatun, or khanum. This political entity is typical for people from the Eurasian Steppe and it can be equivalent to tribal chiefdom, principality, kingdom or empire.

Mongol khanates

After Genghis Khan established appanages for his family in the Mongol Empire during his rule, his sons, daughters, and grandsons inherited separate sections of the empire. The Mongol Empire and Mongolian khanates that emerged from those appanages are listed below. Furthermore, the proto-Mongols also established some khanates such as the Rouran Khaganate.
The Oirats established the following khanates in the 17th century: