Khanum

Mughal women have the designation Khanum after their names.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

In spite of the seclusion of her life, the Khanum was a woman of great intelligence and observation.

Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia 1856

"Khanum," they used to say, "I cannot live without Khatoon (or whatever the child's name was); she is the light of my eyes."

Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia 1856

Ai Khanum: Possibly a colony founded by Alexander, this Bactrian Greek city on the banks of the Oxus Amu Darya in northern Afghanistan was excavated by the French, who unearthed evidence of a thriving settlement that survived until the mid-second century B.C.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Archaeological excavations at Ai Khanum on the Oxus River have revealed a magnificent city with a Greek theater, a gymnasium, and a mint producing Greek-inscribed coins.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Archaeological excavations at Ai Khanum on the Oxus River have revealed a magnificent city with a Greek theater, a gymnasium, and a mint producing Greek-inscribed coins.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Ai Khanum: Possibly a colony founded by Alexander, this Bactrian Greek city on the banks of the Oxus Amu Darya in northern Afghanistan was excavated by the French, who unearthed evidence of a thriving settlement that survived until the mid-second century B.C.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

In 1964 the Afghan King Zahir Shah discovered signs of an entire Greek city, Ai Khanum, and the exhibition features an exciting reconstruction of the polis founded by one of Alexander the Great's generals—a whole year's march from Athens.

Afghanistan's Golden Legacy Paul Levy 2011

Archaeological excavations at Ai Khanum on the Oxus River have revealed a magnificent city with a Greek theater, a gymnasium, and a mint producing Greek-inscribed coins.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Ai Khanum: Possibly a colony founded by Alexander, this Bactrian Greek city on the banks of the Oxus Amu Darya in northern Afghanistan was excavated by the French, who unearthed evidence of a thriving settlement that survived until the mid-second century B.C.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011