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The name Golden Horde is a partial calque of Russian Золотая Орда ( Zolotáya Ordá ), itself supposedly a partial calque of Turkic Altan Orda. Золотая ( Zolotáya) was translated to "Golden", while Орда ( Ordá) was transliterated to "Horde".
Ukraine. Golden Horde, Russian designation for the Ulus Juchi, the western part of the Mongol empire, which flourished from the mid-13th century to the end of the 14th century. The people of the Golden Horde were a mixture of Turks and Mongols, with the latter generally constituting the aristocracy. The ill-defined western portion of the empire ...
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Oct 14, 2019 · The Golden Horde was the European appanage of the Mongol Empire (1206-1368 CE). Begun in earnest by Batu Khan in 1227 CE, the territory that would eventually become the Golden Horde came to encompass parts of Central Asia, much of Russia, and other parts of Eastern Europe. Later converting to Islam, the Golden Horde would meld aspects of ...
Oct 16, 2021 · The Golden Horde was the group of settled Mongols who ruled over Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and the Caucasus from the 1240s until 1502. The Golden Horde was established by Batu Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan, and subsequently a part of the Mongol Empire before its inevitable fall. The Golden Horde's name "Altan Ordu," may have come ...
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Oct 19, 2018 · The capital of the Golden Horde, at Sarai on the Volga River north of the Caspian Sea, was a vital center of commerce and trade. The Mongols oversaw an exchange of goods and ideas between West and East. The Golden Horde and Mongols in general were known for religious tolerance. The official religion of the Golden Horde khanate became Islam.
Mongol empire - Central Asia, Steppe Warriors, Genghis Khan: The situation in Batu’s ulus was for a long time dominated by antagonism to the Il-Khan empire. For more than a century the rulers of the Golden Horde, or Kipchak Khanate, tried to occupy the Caucasus and advance into Iran. This led to an anti-Persian alliance with Egypt. In the economic field, too, relations between the Golden ...
The name “Golden Horde” is believed to have come from the steppe color system for the cardinal directions: black = north, blue = east, red = south, white = west, and yellow (or gold) = center. According to another version, the name was derived from a magnificent golden tent that Batu Khan established to mark a place of his future capital on ...
