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Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan (1162–1227), founder of the Mongol empire; born Temujin. He took the name Genghis Khan (‘ruler of all’) in 1206 after uniting the nomadic Mongol tribes, and by the time of his death his empire extended from China to the Black Sea; his grandson Kublai Khan complet... Read more
Karim Khan
Karim Khan , d. 1779, ruler of Persia (1750-79), founder of the Zand dynasty. He emerged victorious from a contest for power and ruled under the title Vakil [representative]. His rule was one of tranquility, and he made Shiraz, his capital, beautiful with buildings including the Mosque of Vakil and ... Read more
Hulagu Khan
Hulagu Khan , 1217-65, Mongol conqueror, grandson of Jenghiz Khan. His brother Mangu, grand khan of the Mongols, directed him to quell a revolt in Persia. In 1256, in the course of his successful campaign, his forces virtually exterminated the powerful Assassin sect. Moving west to enlarge his con... Read more
Aga Khan
Aga Khan , the title of the religious leader and imam of the Ismaili Nizari sect of Islam, originally bestowed by the Persian shah Fath Ali on Hasan Ali Shah, 1800-1881, the 46th Ismaili imam, in 1818. The first Aga Khan was also appointed as the governor of the province of Kirman, a position he... Read more
Batu Khan
Batu Khan , d. 1255, Mongol leader; a grandson of Jenghiz Khan. In 1235 Batu became commander of the Mongol army assigned to the conquest of Europe; his chief general was Subutai. Batu crossed the Volga, sending part of his force to Bulgaria but most of it to Russia. By 1240 he had Moscow and Kiev i... Read more
Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan , 1215-94, Mongol emperor, founder of the Yüan dynasty of China. From 1251 to 1259 he led military campaigns in S China. He succeeded (1260) his brother Mongke (Mangu) as khan of the empire that their grandfather Jenghiz Khan had founded. The empire reached its greatest territoria... Read more
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan , 1917-80, Pakistani general and president (1969-71). He fought with the British in World War II, and rose through the Pakistan army following independence, becoming chief of the general staff (1957-62) and helping to bring General Ayub Khan to power. Yahya Khan performed ... Read more
Aga Muhammad Khan
Aga Muhammad Khan or Agha Muhammad Khan , 1742-97, shah of Persia, founder of the Qajar dynasty. He was emasculated by family enemies at the age of five. He was vigorous and able, but his cruelty is proverbial. In 1794, he captured and killed the last ruler of the Zand dynasty (see Iran ) and e... Read more
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan , 1817-98, Indian Muslim educator. His family was long connected with the Mughal court, but he entered the service of the British East India Company. Convinced of the futility of revolt, he remained loyal to the British during the Indian Mutiny and saved the lives of many Eur... Read more
Muhammad Ayub Khan
Muhammad Ayub Khan , 1907-74, military leader and president (1958-69) of Pakistan. He was commissioned in the British Indian army in 1928 and saw active service as a battalion commander in World War II. After 1947, when the state of Pakistan was created, he assumed command of military forces in East... Read more

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Genghis Khan
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Genghis Khan Born: c. 1155 Mongolia Died: August 25...China Mongolian conqueror and ruler Genghis Khan was the creator of the Mongol nation and...world has ever seen. Early life Genghis Khan, whose original name was Tem ü...
Khan, A. Q.
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography A. Q. Khan Through a process that began with the theft...facility, Pakistani metallurgist A. Q. Khan (born 1936) became the father of his country...oversight from his government or anyone else. Khan aided North Korea's nuclear program...
Khan, Ali Akbar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Ali Akbar Khan Indian musician Ali Akbar Khan (born 1922) is venerated in his homeland as a National Living...A master of the sarod, a 25-stringed Indian instrument, Khan helped introduce and popularize Indian music throughout the Western...
Aga Khan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...in the 11th century. Aga Khan I Hasan Ali Shah (1800-1881) had the title Aga Khan bestowed on him for his services...daughter he married. The Aga Khans thus have the status of princes...royal house of Persia. Aga Khan I rebelled against Fath Ali...
Karim Khan Zand
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Karim Khan Zand Karim Khan Zand (died 1779), a ruler of Iran and founder of the short-lived...and gallantry. Among the rulers of Iran, from 1500 to 1925, Karim Khan was the only one who was not of Turkish origin. He was a man of good...
Agha Mohammad Khan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Agha Mohammad Khan Agha Mohammad Khan (ca. 1742-1797) was the founder of the Qajar dynasty that ruled...over the leadership of the country. In the melee Mohammad Hoseyn Khan, the head of the Qajar tribe, was killed, and his son Mohammad...
Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari Chief of the Baluch Leghari tribe...distinguished politician, Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari (born 1940) became the eighth...in November 1993. Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari was born on May 2, 1940, in the...
Mirza Taqi Khan Amir-e Kabir
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Mirza Taqi Khan Amir-e Kabir Mirza Taqi Khan Amir-e Kabir (ca. 1806-1852) was the greatest prime minister...responsibility. He became known as Mirza (secretary) Taqi Khan Farahani (denoting his birthplace). Travels Abroad When the...
Hulagu Khan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Hulagu Khan Hulagu Khan (ca. 1216-1265) was a Mongol...founder of the dynasty of the Il-Khans of Iran. He also suppressed...x2014; was a grandson of Genghis Khan and the younger brother of the Great Khans Mangu (M ö ngk ë...
Kublai Khan
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Kublai Khan Born: 1215 Mongolia Died: February 1294 Ta-tu (Peking), China Mongolian emperor Kublai Khan was the greatest of the Mongol emperors after Genghis Khan and founder of the Y ü an Dynasty in China...

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Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN Born: Lyllapur (now Faisalabad), Pakistan...Mustt Mustt (1991) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, son of the revered qawwali (a professional...mystical Sufi poetry) Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, took over his father's Party (male...
Khan, Mohammed Masud Rasa (1924-1989)
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis KHAN, MOHAMMED MASUD RASA (1924-1989) Masud Khan, an English psychoanalyst of Indian origin, was born in 1924...Sahival) in the Indian Punjab, and died in 1989 in London. Khan's father was a wealthy landowner who raised horses. His...
Mehboob Khan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers MEHBOOB Khan Nationality: Indian. Born: Mehboob Khan Ramzan Khan in Bilmora, in the Gandevi Taluka of Baroda State, India, 1909. Family: Married 1925, one son. Career: Extra at Imperial Film Studio, Bombay, from 1927; actor of "bit...
Aga Khan
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Aga Khan The title of the imam or leader of the Nizari sect of Ismaili Muslims. The first Aga Khan was given his title in 1818 by the shah of...Indian subcontinent. The present (4th) Aga Khan ( Karim Al-Hussain Shah (1937–...
Kublai Khan
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Kublai Khan (1216–94) Mongol emperor of China, grandson of Genghis Khan. Between 1252 and 1259 he conquered southern China with his brother Mangu (then Mongol Khan). On Mangu's death in 1259 he was elected Khan...
khan
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English khan / kän / • n. a title...xA0; any of the successors of Genghis Khan, supreme rulers of the Turkish, Tartar...of China in the Middle Ages. DERIVATIVES: khan·ate / ˈkän...
Potomok Chingis-Khan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers POTOMOK CHINGIS-KHAN (The Heir of Ghenghis Khan; Storm over Asia) USSR, 1928 Director: Vsevolod I. Pudovkin...Brussels), no. 440, March 1994. * * * Potomok Chingis-Khan, Vsevolod Pudovkin's last great silent film, remains a significant...
Genghis Khan
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Genghis Khan (1162–1227), founder of the...born Temujin . He took the name Genghis Khan (‘ruler of all’...China to the Black Sea; his grandson Kublai Khan completed the conquest of China. In allusive...
Yahya Khan, Agha Mohammed
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Yahya Khan, Agha Mohammed (b. 4 Feb. 1917, d. 8 Aug. 1980). President of Pakistan...the Pakistan Staff College in 1947. A protégé of Ayub Khan , he assisted in the 1958 coup, commanded the Pakistan army in the 1965 war...
Kubla Khan, Pleasure Dome of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Kubla Khan, Pleasure Dome of ( Griffes). See Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan .

Thesaurus entries related to "Khan"

jodhpur
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...word—e.g.: “His name is Ali Akbar Khan, above, whose family traces its musical roots to the sixteenth...ancestor was court musician to the Emperor Akbar, as Ali Akbar Khan was to the Maharajah of Jodphur [read Jodhpur] in his 20...
conqueror
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus conqueror • noun  they may have uncovered the burial ground of legendary conqueror Genghis Khan synonyms : vanquisher, conquistador; victor, winner, champion, conquering hero.
ruler
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...chieftain, lord; dictator, autocrat. See table. antonym: subject. Rulers aga Caesar caliph emir emperor empress kaiser king khan maharajah mikado monarch Negus pharaoh prince princess queen raja rani regent satrap shah sheikh shogun sovereign sultan czar...
emperor
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus emperor • noun  the emperor of Japan synonyms : ruler, sovereign, king, monarch, potentate; historical czar, kaiser, mikado, khan.

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Khan-fidence: after transforming two moribund Church's Chicken franchises, Aslam Khan thinks he's ready for a bigger stage.(Cover Story)(Biography)
Magazine article from: Chain Leader; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...December 1999 when President and CEO Aslam Khan announced that the new company was moving...Oak Brook, Ill. Only two weeks earlier Khan had assumed control of money-losing Atlanta...Monday a few of us were working." That's Khan for you. To hear him talk about running...
Khan Provides Update on Mongolia.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 11/26/2007; 700+ words ; ...26, 2007 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Khan Resources Inc. (TSX:KRI) today provided...Project located in north eastern Mongolia. Khan owns approximately 69% of the Dornod Uranium...As a result of recent events concerning Khan's Dornod Exploration License (see Khan...
Bacha Khan hailed as South Asian giant.
News Wire article from: Pajhwok; 5/20/2008; 700+ words ; ...light on various aspects of the life, struggle and philosophy of illustrious freedom fighter Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan, at a seminar here on Tuesday. Organised by the Regional Studies Centre (RSC) of Afghanistan...
Roshan Khan Jr Open Squash Punjab on top as Sindh's only hope Hina crashes out.
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 5/20/2008; 700+ words ; ...superiority in girls under-19 event of inaugural Roshan Khan Junior Open Squash when four of them reached the semi...quarter stage here on Tuesday at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan squash complex. The semi-final stage of the event...
Khan Resources Extends Bid for Western Prospector; Advised That Shareholder Rights Plan Has Been Waived.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 7/10/2008; 700+ words ; ...10, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Khan Resources Inc. (TSX:KRI) announced...application of its shareholder rights plan to Khan's offer to acquire the outstanding shares...be amended or varied, in order to allow Khan to take up shares of Western Prospector...
Khan Resources Allows Offer for Western Prospector to Expire.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 9/3/2008; 700+ words ; ...3, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Khan Resources Inc. (TSX:KRI) announced...pursuant to the offer. On May 11, 2008, Khan announced its offer to acquire all of the...synergies from the joint development of Khan's Dornod uranium deposit and Western...
Khan Resources Extends Offer for Western Prospector.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 8/8/2008; 700+ words ; ...8, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Khan Resources Inc. (TSX:KRI) announced...Prospector Group Ltd. for 0.685 of a Khan common share will be extended to 8:00...August 5, 2008. Martin Quick, CEO of Khan Resources, commented, We are extending...
Khan Resources Extends Offer for Western Prospector Group.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 6/19/2008; 700+ words ; ...19, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Khan Resources Inc. (TSX:KRI) announced...Prospector Group Ltd. for 0.685 of a Khan common share for each common share of Western...July 15, 2008. With this extension, Khan's Offer will remain outstanding for 64...
Khan's special talent shone in schoolboy lesson for Scots
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 11/5/2005; ; 700+ words ; IT IS just 15 months since Amir Khan blazed his way into the collective consciousness...their front room in Glasgow, however, Khan was no overnight sensation. Kris McAdam...knowing mixture of admiration and angst as Khan lit up the greatest sporting stage of them...
Khan's professional progress continues with clinical demonstration
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 12/11/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...on its hands, there is none now. Amir Khan last night proved that he will conquer...out crowd at the London ExCel Arena, Khan produced a stunning performance in his...but it played entirely into the hands of Khan. Quite simply, he was brilliant and his...