Khatun
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Khatun ( ) is a title of the female counterpart to a khan or a khagan.
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- Etymology and history
- Modern usage
- Notable Khatuns
- Valide Hatun
- List of Valide Hatun
- Given name
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Khatun ( ) is a title of the female counterpart to a khan or a khagan.
==Etymology and history== Before the advent of Islam in Central Asia, "khatun" was the title of the queen of Bukhara. According to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, "Khatun [is] a title of Sogdian origin borne by the wives and female relatives of the Göktürks and subsequent Turkic rulers".
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