Tim Cope

Bakhchisaray was formerly the capital of the Crimean khanate and once an important crossroad of the Silk Road, where traders met from across the Black Sea, the steppes of Central Asia, Russia, and eastern Europe.

Australian Author

Khanate is often used in a historical context, especially when studying regions once ruled by khans.

Historical Term

'Khanate' is archaic, it's not used for contemporary political entities but for historic states.

Not Modern

Khanates were common during the Mongol Empire, it's helpful to connect this term with Mongolian history.

Mongol Empire

 He was assassinated, and Timur seized power! They may have been friends, but he was a corrupt man who alienated a lot of people. Timur was right to oust him. Afterward, he managed to reunite most of the khanate’s territories