Ilkhanate

I1L1K5H4A1N1A1T1E1

proper noun

A khanate rule headed by ilkhans in 13th to 14th century southwestern Asia.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounthe Ilkhanate

alternative Il-Khanate

  1. A khanate rule headed by ilkhans in 13th to 14th century southwestern Asia.

Origin

From ilkhan + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

French Ilkhanat
  • IlkhanatIran ruled by ilkhans between the 13th and 14th centuries
German Ilchanat
  • IlchanatIran ruled by ilkhans between the 13th and 14th centuries
Italian Ilkhanato
  • IlkhanatoIran ruled by ilkhans between the 13th and 14th centuries
Persian ایل خانان
  • ایل خانان (ilxânân)Iran ruled by ilkhans between the 13th and 14th centuries
Ukrainian Ільханат
  • Ільханат (Ilʹxanat)Iran ruled by ilkhans between the 13th and 14th centuries
Cite this entry
APA

Ilkhanate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ilkhanate

MLA

“Ilkhanate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ilkhanate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ilkhanate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ilkhanate.

Source: Ilkhanate on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.