Khanbalik

English

Alternative forms

• Cambaluc, Cambuluc
• Khanbaliq, Khanbalikh, Khanbaligh
• Qanbaliq
• Kanbalu

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mongolian and East Turkish [Term?] (Khanbalik, “City of the Khan”).

Proper noun

Khanbalik

1. (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 (Xanbalyq)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Mongolian: Хаан балгас (Xaan balgas), Ханбалиг (Xanbalig)
• Russian: Ханбалы́к m (Xanbalýk)