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Mongolia / China: An unnamed wife of Kulug Khan (r.1307-1311), 7th Khagan of the Mongol Empire; 3rd Yuan Emperor Wuzong. Paint and ink on silk.

Mongolia / China: An unnamed wife of Kulug Khan (r.1307-1311), 7th Khagan of the Mongol Empire; 3rd Yuan Emperor Wuzong. Paint and ink on silk.

Khatun (Persian; Turkish: Hatun) is a female title of nobility and equivalent to male 'khan' prominently used in the First Turkish Empire and in the subsequent Mongol Empire. It is equivalent to queen or empress.