Khanate or Chanat's a Turkic-originated word used to describe a political entity ruled by a Khan. In modern Turkish the word used's hanlık, and in Azeri, xanlıq. This political entity's typical for people from the Eurasian Steppe and it can be equivalent to tribal chiefdom, principality, kingdom and even empire. Khanates before the Mongol empire Göktürk Khaganate Western Turkic Khaganate Eurasian Avars Khaganate Khazar Khaganate Rus' Khaganate Mongol Khanates When Genghi… (More on Khanate)