khagans
Khagan, also transcribed as qaghan, qağan, or kahn, is a title of imperial rank used by rulers in the Turkic and Mongolic worlds of Central Asia. Derived from a common Turkic-Mongolic root meaning "ruler" or "emperor," the term is typically rendered in English as "Great Khan" to indicate supremacy above ordinary khans.
Historically, a khagan ruled over a khaganate, a political formation consisting of several tribes or regions
After the empire fractured into separate khanates, the practical authority of the khagan varied by state and
Today the term Khagan is used in scholarly discussions of Central Asian political culture to distinguish the