Khan of Khans

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"Khan of Khans" is an exalted imperial title historically used to denote a supreme ruler above other khans, signifying paramount sovereignty and authority.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Khan of Khans canonical 2
House of Genghis Khan 1
Shah of Shahs 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf imperial title
sovereign title
associatedWith imperial hierarchy
overlordship of multiple khanates
category noble titles
titles of national or ethnic leadership
connotation exalted status
universal rulership
denotes paramount authority
paramount sovereignty
domain imperial governance
monarchy
etymologicallyRelatedTo Khan
surface form: khan
hasMeaning supreme ruler above other khans
impliesControlOver confederation of tribes or states
impliesRank highest khan
languageFamily Turkic and Mongolic political terminology
linguisticForm title formed by repetition of the word khan
scopeOfAuthority multiple subordinate khans
similarTo Emperor of Emperors
King of Kings
status supreme among khans
superiorTo khan
typeOf hereditary or elective dignity
royal title
usedAs honorific style
usedBy Turko-Mongol polities
steppe empires
usedIn imperial contexts
usedToLegitimize paramount political power

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ottoman sultan style Khan of Khans
Ögedei Khan house Khan of Khans
this entity surface form: House of Genghis Khan
Ryszard Kapuściński notableWork Khan of Khans
this entity surface form: Shah of Shahs
Khan-i-Khanan meaning Khan of Khans