Khanbalik

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Mongolian and East Turkish [script needed] (Khanbalik, “City of the Khan”).

Proper noun

Khanbalik

(historical) The capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty, at site of present-day Beijing.

Synonyms

Dadu, Daidu; Ta-tu (obsolete)
(inexact): Beijing

Translations

capital of the Mongolian Yuan dynasty

Chinese:
Mandarin: 汗八里 (Hànbālǐ), 元大都 (Yuán Dàdū), 大都 (zh) (Dàdū)

Kazakh: Ханбалық (Xanbalıq)
Mongolian: Хаан балгас (Haan balgas), Ханбалиг (Hanbalig)

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