Baqir al-Olum University History of Islam 2008-6431 8 Issue 29 2007 05 22 Khan and Its Political and Social Position in the History of Islam Khan and Its Political and Social Position in the History of Islam 131 147 5518 FA Seyyed Mahdi-ye Javadi Journal Article 2014 04 30 In different periods of history, the title of “khan” has had various orthographic forms such as “khaghan” or “gha'an” with meanings close to each other, however. In the 11^thand 12^th centuries BCE, the word “khaghan” had been in common use in China. In the 5^th to 7^th centuries CE, Turkic tribes also used this word to refer to their rulers and kings. In the Islamic period, this word was first used to refer to the rulers of the Ilak-Khaniyyeh dynasty (382-607 A.H.). Nevertheless, the word was also in use during the Seljuq, Khwarizmshahid, Mongol, Afsharid, and Zand periods, and even the contemporary era in Iran. In different periods of history, the title of “khan” has had various orthographic forms such as “khaghan” or “gha'an” with meanings close to each other, however. In the 11^thand 12^th centuries BCE, the word “khaghan” had been in common use in China. In the 5^th to 7^th centuries CE, Turkic tribes also used this word to refer to their rulers and kings. In the Islamic period, this word was first used to refer to the rulers of the Ilak-Khaniyyeh dynasty (382-607 A.H.). Nevertheless, the word was also in use during the Seljuq, Khwarizmshahid, Mongol, Afsharid, and Zand periods, and even the contemporary era in Iran. https://hiq.bou.ac.ir/article_5518_e936114d5143261d1584d94855afc875.pdf