khanate
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- noun
- /ˈkɑːneɪt/
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kanato
- The Mongol khanate was known for its vast territories and strong leadership during its height.
- the former khanate
- the Khanate of Kazan
- the conquest of the khanate
Raiders from the Crimean Khanate were able to burn Moscow itself, but the next year Russian forces routed the Tatars of Moladi, just South of the city.
- Raiders from the Crimean Khanate were able to burn Moscow itself, but the next year Russian forces routed the Tatars of Moladi, just South of the city.
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As Kazan's kremlin had been the seat of Muslim power in the Khanate, Gurii completed a ritual blessing of the space, sprinkling the walls with holy water.
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The security this line created transformed Muscovy's relationship with the Crimean Khanate.
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Priests also received financial privileges to support themselves in the former Khanate, albeit on a smaller scale.
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Revolts continued to occur throughout the former Khanate for decades following the conquest.
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The Russian Orthodox Church's position in the former Khanate of Kazan was both powerful and complex.
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As a metropolitan, Makarii demanded the conquest and conversion of the Khanate of Kazan as an extension of his earlier actions.
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As the territory of the former Khanate was both the center of the Razin Revolt and a developing center of the Old Belief, the state reevaluated its existing policy in the region.
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The issue of conversion in the former Khanate was an understandably complicated matter, despite the seeming clarity of Russian Orthodox rhetoric during the conquest.
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Russian Orthodox rhetoric dominated the call for the conquest of the Khanate of Kazan, becoming the public voice of Muscovy's decision to expand to its east.
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Finally, the Muscovite conquest of the Khanate of Kazan serves as an intriguing Orthodox counterpoint to the process of confessionalization in Protestant Europe.
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Synonyms
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A province of an ancient empire ruled by a local governor
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A country ruled by a sultan
A large empire started by Genghis Khan in the 1200s that stretched across much of Asia into Europe
A medieval province in southeastern Europe ruled by a local governor
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Etymology
Khanate comes from khan, a Central Asian title for a ruler, like 'king', plus the ending -ate that means the 'place' or 'state' of someone. So a khanate is the territory ruled by a khan, which is why the word describes Mongol and Central Asian areas.