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Khans

Scope note

Use for urban Islamic structures providing lodging, storage, and commercial space for traveling merchants, as well as some facilities for trading transactions; similar in general function to "caravanserais" but less fortified, more mercantile, and found in urban contexts.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000250988

Broader Terms used

<public accommodations>

Equivalent Terms used

khan

Created

13yrs ago

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