The word khan is not a name, but a title. It means chieftain or king. It is a word used in various forms by the different tribes and nations that from time immemorial have inhabited Central Asia, and has been applied to a great number of potentates and rulers that have from time to time arisen among them.<br /><br />Genghis Khan was the greatest of these princes.<br /><br />He was, in fact, one of the most renowned conquerors whose exploits history records.