From the Great Mongol empire to the era of Mongol khanates: evolution of the political significance of titles of Mongol rulers

The article represents a historical review of the works devoted to the ruler’s titles of the Great Mongol Empire and Mongol khanates of post Yuan period. The authors presented the evolution of the political significance of titles of qaγan, qan and qaan in the state of Genghis Khan and states of his successors. They pay special attention to the research of the theoretical foundation of historical concepts of supreme authority in Mongolian medieval political system in the domestic and foreign historiography.