Talk:Khan

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Variations

NOTE This page will be directed here if the word Khanum is typed. So please Click where it says Khan a title.--~*~Lil’GKhanster~*~ (talk) 21:58, 20 February 2008 (UTC)ThankYou[reply]

According to this page, khan may refer to:

Khanzada or Khan Zadeh, son of Khan, is a title and surname used in Pakistan.
Khanum female counterpart of Khan. It is used frequently used in Pakistan
Khatun female counterpart of Khan. It is used frequently used in Pakistan. It ia also used as respect as lady.

I highly doubt that khan may refer to any of the above. Khan can refer only to various meanings of the word, and none of the above words are what khan means. I agree that they are related terms, but they need their own articles. Also the meaning of khan as caravanserai seems to be dubious. This needs clarification. Grandmaster (talk) 13:08, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I note that the above issues have all bee resolved. Khanum and Khatun now have their own articles, and caravanserai mentions the Persian & Turkish words khan, han. - Fayenatic (talk) 14:19, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Muslim?

Why is Khan described as a Muslim family name? True there is a correlation but Islam is not an ethnicity. True most people named Khan are Muslim. But Khan as a word predates Islam. I don't think names can have a relgion. Discuss... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.215.170.207 (talk) 01:12, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

afghanistan

since many century family surname belongs khan afghanistan is a Last Name of the Pashtun later called the other tribes also, khan in Pashto means is king, khan was a afghan and so this always put the Pashtun.later all other tribes afghanistan been taken as this Last Name. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.18.98.34 (talk) 21:41, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What about Khan?

Am I going blind or is a link to everyone's favourite Star Trek villain and/or his namesake movie not on here? I linked to this page on google, so I figure Khan Noonien Singh should be in there somewhere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.91.65.101 (talk) 18:43, 20 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Khan is very clear is a Pashtun Surname: Imraul Qais Khan is a legendary ancestor of the Pashtun race, the name begun have theme from pashtun,later the name taken a others races,

Qais Abdur Rashid Khan (575 - 661) (Pashto: قيس عبد الراشد), also known as Imraul Qais Khan,is a legendary ancestor of the Pashtun race, claimed to be the first ethnic Pashtun who travelled to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia during the early days of Islam.Qais Abdur Rashid is believed to be thirty-seventh in descent from King Saul or Malik Talut.

Qais Abdur Rashid Khan was born in the Ghor region of modern-day Afghanistan. Upon hearing about the advent of Islam, he was sent by his tribe to Medina in Saudi Arabia. He met the Islamic prophet Muhammad and embraced Islam there, and was given the name Abdur Rashid by Muhammed. He then returned to the region of Afghanistan and introduced Islam to his tribe.[4],a lot of history of afghanistan said Pashtuns Before they Became Muslims, It is also claimed that the famous warrior companion, Khalid ibn al-Walid, introduced Qais Abdur Rashid to the Prophet.

The Afghan historians proceed to relate that the children of Israel, both in Ghore and in Arabia, preserved their knowledge of the unity of God and the purity of their religious belief, and that on the appearance of the last and greatest of the prophets (Mohammed) the Afghans of Ghore listened to the invitation of their Arabian brethren, the chief of whom was Khauled (or Caled), son of Waleed, so famous for his conquest of Syria, and marched to the aid of the true faith, under the command of Kyse, afterwards surnamed Abdoolresheed. —Mohan Lal, 1846 According to a pre-1600 AD work written by a respectable author, Firishta, a famous 16th century Persian historian in South Asia, points out that some of the early Pashtuns (Afghans) may have been Copts before they became Muslims.

Qais Abdur Rashid is said to be buried on top of the Qais Mountain (known locally as "Da Kase Ghar"), which is in the Sulaiman Mountains. Some people visit the place and make animal sacrifices, usually a sheep or a goat, at the tomb of Qais as to help feed the poors. Nearly all of the major Pashtun tribes are progeny from his sons or daughters. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.184.200.86 (talk) 14:38, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Genghis Khan

I find it somewhat surprising that, arguably, the most famous Khan - Genghis Khan - is completely missing! People pointed out Star Trek, but somehow missed the founder of the Mongol Empire? Really? 50.98.255.28 (talk)