Charlemagne accepted their surrender and sent one native chief, baptised Abraham, back to Avaria with the ancient title of khagan. |
According to one fringe theory, the Rus' khagan resided somewhere in Scandinavia or even as far west as Walcheren. |
Kublai's real power was limited to China and Mongolia, though as Khagan he still had influence in the Ilkhanate and, to a significantly lesser degree, in the Golden Horde. |
After Kublai Khan was proclaimed Khagan at his residence in Xanadu on May 5, 1260, he began to organize the country. |
The last Mongol khagan was Ligdan in the early 17th century. |
Despite political disagreement between contending branches of the family over the office of Khagan, the economic and commercial system continued. |