Gurkhan

Gurkhan (كور خان) was a Mongol title meaning "Universal Ruler" and roughly equivalent to the older word khagan. It was held by the rulers of the Kara-Khitai in the 13th century. The title was first recorderd in the history after Yelü Dashi founded Kara-Khitan Khanate.[1] It comes from the Middle Mongolian Gür / Kür, meaning "wide" or "general". Christopher I. Beckwith claims that the title has the meaning "the ruler of the earth" in his book Empires of Silk Road.

Notes
  1. Biran, p. 38
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References
  • Biran, Michal, The Empire of the Qara Khitai in Eurasian history, Cambridge University Press, 2005.

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