Khanbalik

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Khanbalik

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From Classical Mongolian ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik), from Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (qanbalik, “City of the Khan”), from ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) + ᠪᠠᠯᠢᠺ (balik), both possibly from Old Turkic. Compare Mongolian Ханбалиг (Xanbalig).

proper noun Cambaluc · Cambuluc · Chanbalik · Cambalik · Cambalic · Chanbalig

historical The capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty, at the site of present-day Beijing. Genghis Khan initiated Beijing's nearly 800-year dominance over the Middle Kingdom. The city's current population numbers ten million people, far more than lived here in 1215 A.D. when the Mongol warlord conquered the strategically significant power center of Yanying and built Khanbalik, his new res
Similar: Dadu, Daidu, Ta-tu, Beijing

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name capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty

中文	汗八里 Hánbālǐ, 元大都 Yuán Dàdū, 大都 Dàdū
Русский	Ханбалы́к Xanbalýk

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@misc{khanbalik_2026,
  title = {Khanbalik},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khanbalik},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}