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Khans
Khan may refer to: * Khan (surname), including a list of people with the name * Khan (title), a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by various ethnicities Art and entertainment * Khan (band), an English progressive rock band in the 1970s * ''Khan!'' (TV series), a 1975 American police detective television series * ''Khan'' (serial), a 2017 Pakistani television drama serial * Khan Noonien Singh, a prominent ''Star Trek'' villain in an original series episode and the principal antagonist in ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' (1982), then later ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' (2013) * The title character of '' Citizen Khan'', a British sitcom produced by the BBC * Khan Doorman, Uzi Doorman's father from the web series '' Murder Drones'' (2021-2024) Radio * KHAN (FM), a defunct radio station (99.5 FM) formerly licensed to serve Chugwater, Wyoming, United States * KBGB, a radio station (105.7 FM) licensed to serve Kensett, Arkansas, United States, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan (title)
Khan (, , ) is a historic Turkic peoples, Turkic and Proto-Mongols, Mongolic title originating among nomadic tribes in the Eurasian Steppe#Divisions, Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe to refer to a king. It first appears among the Rouran and then the Göktürks as a variant of khagan (sovereign, emperor) and implied a subordinate ruler. In the Seljuk Empire, Seljük Empire, it was the highest noble title, ranking above malik (king) and emir (prince). In the Mongol Empire it signified the ruler of a Orda (organization), horde (''ulus''), while the ruler of all the Mongols was the khagan or great khan. It is a title commonly used to signify the head of a Pashtun Pashtun tribes, tribe or clan. The title subsequently declined in importance. During the Safavid Iran, Safavid and Qajar Iran, Qajar dynasty it was the title of an army general high noble rank who was ruling a province, and in Mughal Empire, Mughal India it was a high noble rank restricted to courtiers. After the downfal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhchysarai Palace
The Khan's Palace (; ) or Hansaray is located in the town of Bakhchysarai, Crimea. It was built in the 16th century and became home to a succession of Crimean Khans. The walled enclosure contains a mosque, a harem, a cemetery, living quarters and gardens. The palace interior has been decorated to appear lived in and reflects the traditional 16th-century Crimean Tatar style. It is one of the best known Muslim palaces found in Europe, alongside the Sultan palaces of Istanbul and the Alhambra in Spain. In December 2022, Russian forces dismantled a damaged roof and an ensemble of colored stained glass windows in the palace and replaced it with modern ones in order to prevent possible damage during fighting. The move has been described by the Ukrainian side as part of an "ongoing assault" on cultural heritage. History The city of Bakhchysarai and the palace were commissioned by the Crimean Khan dynasty, who moved their capital here from Salaçıq in the first half of the 16th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizen Khan
''Citizen Khan'' is a British sitcom produced by the BBC and created by Adil Ray. It ran for five series, from 2012 to 2016. It is set in Sparkhill, South Birmingham, described by its lead character, a British Pakistani man named Mr Khan (Ray), as "the capital of British Pakistan". ''Citizen Khan'' follows the trials and tribulations of Mr Khan, a loud-mouthed, patriarchal, cricket-loving, self-appointed community leader, and his long suffering wife Razia (played by Shobu Kapoor) and daughters Shazia ( Maya Sondhi 2012–2014, Krupa Pattani 2015–2016) and Alia (Bhavna Limbachia). In Series One, Kris Marshall starred as Dave, the manager of Mr Khan's local mosque. The title of the show is a play on the title of the Orson Welles film ''Citizen Kane''. The character Mr Khan had already featured in the BBC Two comedy series '' Bellamy's People'', on BBC Radio 4's '' Down the Line'' and on his own online series on the BBC Comedy website. On 27 September 2012, the BBC announced tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan (title), khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongols, Mongol tribes, he launched Mongol invasions and conquests, a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of Mongol conquest of China, China and Mongol invasion of Central Asia, Central Asia. Born between 1155 and 1167 and given the name Temüjin, he was the eldest child of Yesugei, a Mongol chieftain of the Borjigin, Borjigin clan, and his wife Hö'elün. When Temüjin was eight, his father died and his family was abandoned by its tribe. Reduced to near-poverty, Temüjin killed Behter, his older half-brother to secure his familial position. His charismatic personality helped to attract his first followers and to form alliances with two prominent Eurasian Steppe, steppe leaders named Jamukha and Toghrul; they worked together to retrieve Temüjin's newlywed wife Börte, who had b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan (inn)
A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was an inn that provided lodging for travelers, merchants, and Caravan (travellers), caravans. They were present throughout much of the Islamic world. Depending on the region and period, they were called by a variety of names including ''khan'', ''funduq'' and ''wikala.'' Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa and Southeast Europe, most notably the Silk Road. In the countryside, they were typically built at intervals equivalent to a day's journey along important roads, where they served as a kind of Stage station, staging post. Urban versions of caravanserais were historically common in cities where they could serve as inns, depots, and venues for conducting business. The buildings were most commonly rectangular structures with one protected entrance. Inside, a central courtyard was surrounded by an array of rooms on one or more levels.'''' In additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan (surname)
Khan () is an ancient Indo-European languages, Indo-European surname and in the variant of 'Khan' of Turkic and Mongolian origin, used as a title in various global regions, and today most commonly found in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Eastern Europe, Uzbekistan and Russia. There is a large population of bearer of this name on the north and west Pakistan and across Afghanistan. In the Caribbean the surname is largely carried by Muslims of Indo-Caribbeans, Indo-Caribbean descent. It is derived from the historic title ''khan (title), khan'', referring to military chief or royalty. It originated as a hereditary title among nomadic tribes in the Eurasian Steppe#Divisions, Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe during antiquity and was popularized by Afghan peoples, Afghan dynasties in the rest of Asia as well as in Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages, medieval period. The name's earliest discovered usage as a title for chiefs and for monarchs dates back, respectively, to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanapur (other)
Khanapur is a town in Belagavi district, Karnataka, India. * Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency, India Khanapur may also refer to: * * Khanapur, Gokak taluk, village in Gokak taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India * M.Khanapur, village in Belagavi district, Karnataka, India * U Khanapur, village in Belagavi district, Karnataka, India * Khanapur-M-Narendra, village in Dharwad district, Karnataka, India * Khanapur-M-Tadakod, village in Dharwad district, Karnataka, India * Khanapur (Vita), city and taluk in Sangli district, Maharashtra, India ** Khanapur, Maharashtra Assembly constituency, India * Khanapur, Adilabad, mandal headquarters in Adilabad district, Telangana, India ** Khanapur, Telangana Assembly constituency, India * Khanapur, Chevella mandal, village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India * Khanapur, Ibrahimpatnam mandal, village and panchayat in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India * Khanapur, Prayagraj, village in Uttar Pradesh, India See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanpur (other)
Khanpur may refer to: Places in India * Khanpur, Chanditala-II, a village in Hooghly district, West Bengal * Khanpur, Delhi, a neighbourhood in Delhi * Khanpur, Ghazipur, a village in Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh * Khanpur, Gujarat, a town in Gujarat * Khanpur, Hoshiarpur, a village in Punjab * Khanpur J. Aurangabad, a village in Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh * Khanpur, Jhalawar, a town in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan ** Khanpur (Rajasthan Assembly constituency) * Khanpur, Kapurthala, a village in Kapurthala district, Punjab * Khanpur Khusti, a village in Uttar Pradesh * Khanpur, Ludhiana West, a village in Ludhiana district, Punjab * Khanpur, Murshidabad, a census town in West Bengal * Khanpur, Phillaur, a village in Jalandhar district, Punjab * Khanpur Urf Birbhanpur, a village in Uttar Pradesh * Khanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a town in Bulandshahr district, in Uttar Pradesh * Khanpur, Uttarakhand, a community development block of Uttarakhand ** Khanpur (Uttar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khana (other)
Khana may refer to: Places * Khana, Arghakhanchi, a village in Arghakhanchi district, Nepal * Khana, Rivers, a Local Government Area in Rivers, Nigeria * Khana railway station, in Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India * Kingdom of Khana, in Babylonian times People * Khana (poet), Indian poet and astrologer * Narakorn Khana, footballer from Thailand Other * Khana language, Ogoni language of Nigeria See also * Khanna (other) * Khangaon (other) * Khanapur (other) * Khanabad (other) {{dab, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanabad (other)
Xanabad or Khanabad may refer to: Afghanistan * Khan Abad, a town in Kunduz Province * Khan Abad District, a district in Kunduz Province * Khanabad River, a tributary of the Kunduz River Azerbaijan * Xanabad, Khojaly, a village in the Khojaly District * Xanabad, Yevlakh, a village and municipality in the Yevlakh Rayon Iran * Khanabad, Fars, a village in Shurab Rural District *Khanabad, Hamadan, alternate name of Emamzadeh Abdollah, Hamadan * Khanabad, Isfahan, a village in Tudeshk Rural District * Khanabad, Dehgolan, a village in Yeylan-e Shomali Rural District * Khanabad, Kamyaran, a village in Shahu Rural District * Khanabad, Aligudarz, a village in Borborud-e Gharbi Rural District * Khanabad, Delfan, a village in Nurabad Rural District * Khanabad, Dorud, a village in Heshmatabad Rural District * Khanabad, Khorramabad, a village in Sepiddasht Rural District *Khanabad, Markazi, alternate name of Khatamabad, Markazi * Khanabad, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Bizaki Rural Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beg Khan
Beg Khan, or Bekkhan among the Muslim areas of Russia, is a concatenation of '' Baig'', and '' Khan'' titles originally used in Central Asia and the Middle East to indicate nobility or high rank. It is used as part of the name or title by the following: * Öz Beg Khan, the longest-reigning khan of the Golden Horde * Muhammad Beg Khan-e Rosebahani, the Qiladar and Jagirdar of Banganapalle. * Al-sultana al-radila Sati Beg Khan Khallad Allah Mulkaha, a claimant to the throne of the Ilkhanate during the fragmentation of Persia in the mid-14th century * Bedr Khan Beg, the last emir and mutesellim of Cizre Bohtan Emirate * Tardi Beg Khan, a military commander in the 16th century in Mughal India. * Janybek Khan, a co-leader of a new Kazakh Khanate. * Hussain Quli Beg, a Mughal general with the rank of 5000. He was entitled as Khan-i-Jahan. * Shadi Beg, a Khan of the Golden Horde (1399–1407) and a son of Timur-Malik. * Faiz Ali Khan, a ruler of the princely state of Banganapalle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kahn (other)
Kahn is a German derived surname, from the word for "small boat". Kahn may also refer to: * Kahn (game browser), enabling online multiplayer of IPX compatible games over a TCP/IP network * Kahn's, an American meat processing and distribution company based in Ohio * Kahn, Iran (other), places in Iran * Kahn-e Bala (other), "upper Kahn", places in Iran *Kahn process networks (KPNs), a distributed model of computation in network communications *Kähn, an alias of Joseph McGann, British record producer and DJ based in Bristol * Kahn Design, a British car modifier based in Bradford * Kahn River, Indore, India *The ICAO designation for Athens–Ben Epps Airport in Athens, a city in Clarke County, Georgia. See also *Kan (other) Kan or KAN may refer to: Places * Kan (river), a tributary of the Yenisey in Russia * Kan District of Iran * Kan, Kyrgyzstan, a village in Batken Region * Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, Nigeria, IATA code * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
