khanate [ˈqʰɑːnɛjt] noun1 •The polity ruled by a khan, comprising one or more tribes or clans; a state or dominion ruled by this polity; its territory.By the middle of the nineteenth century Central Asia was rarely out of the headlines, as one by one the ancient caravan towns and khanates of the former Silk Road fell to Russian arms. — 1990 formsKhanates · khanates
