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Line 1: {{Clan military ranks}} {{Clan military ranks}} − '''Khan''' (also known as '''kaKhan''') is a high rank in [[Clans|Clan]] society, designating the leader of a Clan. '''Khan''' (also known as '''kaKhan''') is a high rank in [[Clans|Clan]] society, designating the leader of a Clan. − When the Clan requires military action above the small scale skirmishes that are [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]], the [[Clan Council]] becomes a ''kurultai'' (War Council) and it elects from within a council member to become a Khan. The Khan (though having much more influence) can't interfere with Clan laws/society; that is still in the hands of the Council. He/she is, however, commander of the entire Clan's military assets, including the ''[[touman]]'', and becomes the top of the military hierarchy that doesn’t exist without a Khan. + When the Clan requires military action above the small scale skirmishes that are [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]], the [[Clan Council]] becomes a Kurultai (War Council) and it elects from within a council member to become a Khan. The Khan (though having much more influence) can't interfere with Clan laws/society; that is still in the hands of the Council. He/she is, however, commander of the entire Clan's military assets, including the ''[[touman]]'', and becomes the top of the military hierarchy that doesn’t exist without a Khan. The first act of the Khan is to select a [[saKhan]] (junior Khan) from amongst the Clan Council members. The saKhan’s duties aren’t specifically defined. He/she is the second in command, performing any duties the Khan requires (like bidding or leading a campaign) but can’t do him/herself and enjoys a heightened status within Clan society. The official term for the senior Khan of a clan is kaKhan, though this is rarely used (Khan with no prefix usually means the senior Khan). The first act of the Khan is to select a [[saKhan]] (junior Khan) from amongst the Clan Council members. The saKhan’s duties aren’t specifically defined. He/she is the second in command, performing any duties the Khan requires (like bidding or leading a campaign) but can’t do him/herself and enjoys a heightened status within Clan society. The official term for the senior Khan of a clan is kaKhan, though this is rarely used (Khan with no prefix usually means the senior Khan). − One noteworthy (but obscure) feature that the Khan can do is split their assets to form a new Clan.<ref>''Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 56, "Clan Government"</ref> Notable examples include: the creation of Clan Jade Wolf (later reborn into the Crusader Clan Wolf under Vlad's leadership) after the defeat of the original Clan Wolf, the [[Warden Clans|Warden portion]] of Clan Wolf into the [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile|Exiled Wolves]] after the [[Refusal War]], [[Clan Stone Lion]] from former Hell’s Horses assets claimed by Clan Star Adder after the [[Wars of Reaving]]<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 146-149</ref> and the [[Fidelis]] assets which were claimed by Clan Wolf and reformed as Clan Smoke Jaguar after the [[Dark Age Era]]. + One noteworthy (but obscure) feature that the Khan can do is split their assets to form a new clan.<ref>Warriors of Kerensky - Clan Government, p.56</ref> Notable examples include the creation of Clan Jade Wolf after the defeat of the original Clan Wolf, the [[Warden Clans|Warden portion]] of Clan Wolf into the [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile|Exiled Wolves]] after the [[Refusal War]] and [[Clan Stone Lion]] from former Hell’s Horses assets claimed by Clan Star Adder after the [[Wars of Reaving]]. <ref>The Wars of Reaving, p. 146-149</ref> == Clan Blood Spirit == == Clan Blood Spirit == Line 17:
Line 16: |align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Khan.png]] |align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Khan.png]] |} |} − == Clan Cloud Cobra == == Clan Cloud Cobra == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 26:
Line 24: |align="center"|[[File:Cloud-Cobra-Khan.png]] |align="center"|[[File:Cloud-Cobra-Khan.png]] |} |} − == Clan Coyote == == Clan Coyote == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 35:
Line 32: |align="center"|[[File:Coyote-Khan.png]] |align="center"|[[File:Coyote-Khan.png]] |} |} − == Clan Diamond Shark == == Clan Diamond Shark == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 44:
Line 40: |align="center"|[[File:DiamondShark-Khan.png]] |align="center"|[[File:DiamondShark-Khan.png]] |} |} − == Clan Fire Mandrill == == Clan Fire Mandrill == {|class="wikitable" {|class="wikitable" |+ [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 45</ref> |+ [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 45</ref> − ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[Aerospace fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] + ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] |- |- ! Khan ! Khan Line 55:
Line 50: |align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-Khan-Elemental.png]] |align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-Khan-Elemental.png]] |} |} − == Clan Ghost Bear == == Clan Ghost Bear == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 73:
Line 67: |align="center"|[[File:GoliathScorpion-Khan.png]] |align="center"|[[File:GoliathScorpion-Khan.png]] |} |} − == Clan Hell's Horses == == Clan Hell's Horses == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 82:
Line 75: |align="center"|[[File:HellsHorses-Khan.png]] |align="center"|[[File:HellsHorses-Khan.png]] |} |} − == Clan Ice Hellion == == Clan Ice Hellion == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 91:
Line 83: |align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-Khan.png]] |align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-Khan.png]] |} |} − == Clan Jade Falcon == == Clan Jade Falcon == {|class="wikitable" {|class="wikitable" Line 101:
Line 92: |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBKhan.png]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in Jade Falcon ''touman.</ref> |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBKhan.png]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in Jade Falcon ''touman.</ref> |} |} − == Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) == == Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 110:
Line 100: |align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-Khan.png]] |align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-Khan.png]] |} |} − == Clan Smoke Jaguar == == Clan Smoke Jaguar == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 123:
Line 112: {|class="wikitable" {|class="wikitable" |+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref> |+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref> − ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[Aerospace fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval crew !! Armor !! Infantry !! Support + ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew !! Armor !! Infantry !! Support |- |- ! Khan ! Khan Line 138:
Line 127: {|class="wikitable" {|class="wikitable" |+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref> |+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref> − ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[Aerospace fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval crew + ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew |- |- ! Khan ! Khan − |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-MW.png]] + |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Kahn-MW.png]] |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-ASF.png]] |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-ASF.png]] |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-Elemental.png]] |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-Elemental.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-Naval.png]] + |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Kahn-Naval.png]] |} |} − == Clan Steel Viper == == Clan Steel Viper == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 155:
Line 143: |align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Khan.png]] |align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Khan.png]] |} |} − == Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile == == Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile == {|class="wikitable" width="400" {|class="wikitable" width="400" Line 166:
Line 153: ==See also== ==See also== + * [[saKhan]] * [[saKhan]] * [[ilKhan]] * [[ilKhan]] Line 173:
Line 161: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' − * ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' + *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' − [[Category:Clan Terms]] [[Category:Clan Terms]] [[Category:Military Ranks]] [[Category:Military Ranks]]
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'''Khan''' (also known as '''kaKhan''') is a high rank in [[Clans|Clan]] society, designating the leader of a Clan. | '''Khan''' (also known as '''kaKhan''') is a high rank in [[Clans|Clan]] society, designating the leader of a Clan. | ||
| − | When the Clan requires military action above the small scale skirmishes that are [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]], the [[Clan Council]] becomes a | + | When the Clan requires military action above the small scale skirmishes that are [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]], the [[Clan Council]] becomes a Kurultai (War Council) and it elects from within a council member to become a Khan. The Khan (though having much more influence) can't interfere with Clan laws/society; that is still in the hands of the Council. He/she is, however, commander of the entire Clan's military assets, including the ''[[touman]]'', and becomes the top of the military hierarchy that doesn’t exist without a Khan. |
The first act of the Khan is to select a [[saKhan]] (junior Khan) from amongst the Clan Council members. The saKhan’s duties aren’t specifically defined. He/she is the second in command, performing any duties the Khan requires (like bidding or leading a campaign) but can’t do him/herself and enjoys a heightened status within Clan society. The official term for the senior Khan of a clan is kaKhan, though this is rarely used (Khan with no prefix usually means the senior Khan). | The first act of the Khan is to select a [[saKhan]] (junior Khan) from amongst the Clan Council members. The saKhan’s duties aren’t specifically defined. He/she is the second in command, performing any duties the Khan requires (like bidding or leading a campaign) but can’t do him/herself and enjoys a heightened status within Clan society. The official term for the senior Khan of a clan is kaKhan, though this is rarely used (Khan with no prefix usually means the senior Khan). | ||
| − | One noteworthy (but obscure) feature that the Khan can do is split their assets to form a new | + | One noteworthy (but obscure) feature that the Khan can do is split their assets to form a new clan.<ref>Warriors of Kerensky - Clan Government, p.56</ref> Notable examples include the creation of Clan Jade Wolf after the defeat of the original Clan Wolf, the [[Warden Clans|Warden portion]] of Clan Wolf into the [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile|Exiled Wolves]] after the [[Refusal War]] and [[Clan Stone Lion]] from former Hell’s Horses assets claimed by Clan Star Adder after the [[Wars of Reaving]]. <ref>The Wars of Reaving, p. 146-149</ref> |
== Clan Blood Spirit == | == Clan Blood Spirit == | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Khan.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Khan.png]] | ||
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== Clan Cloud Cobra == | == Clan Cloud Cobra == | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Cloud-Cobra-Khan.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:Cloud-Cobra-Khan.png]] | ||
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== Clan Coyote == | == Clan Coyote == | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Coyote-Khan.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:Coyote-Khan.png]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Diamond Shark == | == Clan Diamond Shark == | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:DiamondShark-Khan.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:DiamondShark-Khan.png]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Fire Mandrill == | == Clan Fire Mandrill == | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
|+ [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 45</ref> | |+ [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 45</ref> | ||
| − | ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[ | + | ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] |
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! Khan | ! Khan | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-Khan-Elemental.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-Khan-Elemental.png]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Ghost Bear == | == Clan Ghost Bear == | ||
{|class="wikitable" width="400" | {|class="wikitable" width="400" | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:GoliathScorpion-Khan.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:GoliathScorpion-Khan.png]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Hell's Horses == | == Clan Hell's Horses == | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:HellsHorses-Khan.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:HellsHorses-Khan.png]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Ice Hellion == | == Clan Ice Hellion == | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-Khan.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-Khan.png]] | ||
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== Clan Jade Falcon == | == Clan Jade Falcon == | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBKhan.png]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in Jade Falcon ''touman.</ref> | |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBKhan.png]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in Jade Falcon ''touman.</ref> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) == | == Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) == | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-Khan.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-Khan.png]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Smoke Jaguar == | == Clan Smoke Jaguar == | ||
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|+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref> | |+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref> | ||
| − | ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[ | + | ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew !! Armor !! Infantry !! Support |
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! Khan | ! Khan | ||
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|+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref> | |+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref> | ||
| − | ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[ | + | ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew |
|- | |- | ||
! Khan | ! Khan | ||
| − | |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder- | + | |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Kahn-MW.png]] |
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-ASF.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-ASF.png]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-Elemental.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Khan-Elemental.png]] | ||
| − | |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder- | + | |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-Kahn-Naval.png]] |
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Steel Viper == | == Clan Steel Viper == | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Khan.png]] | |align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-Khan.png]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile == | == Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile == | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[saKhan]] | * [[saKhan]] | ||
* [[ilKhan]] | * [[ilKhan]] | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' |
| − | * ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' | + | *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' |
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[[Category:Clan Terms]] | [[Category:Clan Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Military Ranks]] | [[Category:Military Ranks]] | ||