Qaghan; Khaghan

Japanese: カガン(可汗) - カガン(英語表記)Qaghan; Khaghan
Qaghan; Khaghan
Also read as "Khagan." A title given to the ruler of a nomadic state. It is generally believed that this title was first used by the ruler of Rouran, who unified the Mongolian Plateau in the early 5th century. The -gh- was absorbed into the previous sound, resulting in qaan, khaan, qān, khān, qan, khan (Khan, Khan, Khan, Khan). In the Islamic world, it is common to refer to a person as "Khan."

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Japanese:
「ハガン」とも読む。遊牧国家の君主の称号。通説では,5世紀初頭にモンゴル高原を統一した柔然の君主がこれを称したのが始りであるという。-gh-が前の音に吸収されて qaan,khaan,qān,khān,qan,khan (カーン,ハーン,カン,ハン,汗) となった。イスラム世界では「ハーン」と称するのが普通。

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