Tarkhan (Tarkan, Tarkhaan, Tarqan, Tarchan, Tarxan, Tarcan or Targan) is an ancient Central Asian title used by various Indo-European (i.e. Iranian and Tokharian) and Turco-Mongol peoples, especially in the medieval era, and prominent among the successors of the Mongol Empire. Derived from Tar + Khan - "king".
Name of the land and property of the Caucasus, Central Asia, Kazan, Astrakhan and the Crimean Khanate, exempt from state taxes.
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