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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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 → House of Genghis Khan ⓘ
linked to: Khan of Khans
Ryszard Kapuściński → notableWork → Shah of Shahs ⓘ
linked to: Khan of Khans
Khan-i-Khanan → meaning → Khan of Khans ⓘ