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Noyan,
noyon (and some other spellings introduced via
Arabic texts;
Mongolian: ноён) was a
title of authority in the
Mongol Empire. In modern Mongolian the word is used as a form of addressing similar to "
mister" or "
monsieur".
Initially, it was a term for a
military commander it the army of
Genghis Khan. (It wasn't a
military rank: the term
noyon applied to commanders of
tumens (10,000 soldiers), as well as for
minghans (1000 soldiers). During conquests noyons used to receive territories for administration and they effectively became Mongolian aristocracy, which existed until the 20th century.
Usually notable persons are referred to with the addition of "Noyan" after the ordinary personal name, similarly to the usage of the title "Khan", for example,
Jebe noyan,
Chormaqan Noyan and more.
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