"Khanate" Quotes from Famous Books
... which men rise to power and fame. This object, in his case, was autocracy. It was his purpose to crush out the last shreds of freedom from Russia, establish an empire on the pernicious pattern of a Tartar khanate, which had so long been held up as an example before Russian eyes, and make the Prince of Moscow as absolute as the Emperor of China. He succeeded. During his reign freedom fled from Russia. It ... — Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris |