khan

Example Sentences

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At a kurultai of his family and closest advisers years before Chinggis’ death, Ogedei was chosen to be this great khan.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Continued success in conquest had been a major factor in keeping rivals from unnecessarily challenging the rule of the chosen great khan or devolving his power.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

London Mayor Sadiq khan said he was “heartbroken” by the news.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

There is this story in our family: Near my grandfather’s shop, by the Great Mosque, there was a khan where a mufti named Haji İbrahim—who belonged to the prominent Pirinççizade clan—drank tea.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 29, 2014

He claimed he was once a wealthy son of a khan who purchased dreams.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri