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Batu Khan (c. 1205 –1255) was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus a grandson of Genghis Khan. His ulus ruled over the Kievan Rus', Volga Bulgaria, Cumania, and the Caucasus for around 250 years.
Batu Khan (c. 1205 – 1255) was a Mongol ruler and the founder of the Blue Horde. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. His Blue Horde became the Golden Horde (or Kipchak Khanate), which ruled Rus and the Caucasus for around 250 years, after also destroying the armies of Poland and Hungary.
Oct 20, 2018 · Batu Khan was a Mongol ruler and the founder of the Golden Horde (known also as the Kipchak Khanate, and the Ulus of Jochi). He was a grandson of Genghis Khan through Jochi, the Great Khan’s eldest son, and was responsible for the expansion of the Mongol Empire into Russia and Eastern Europe.
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May 9, 2018 · The Mongolian military leader Batu Khan (died 1255) conquered Russia and the adjoining territories of eastern Europe and organized the Mongol state known as the Golden Horde. Batu was a grandson of Genghis Khan, the conqueror of Asia and founder of the Mongol Empire.
Batu was a skilled Mongol military commander and won battles from China to Persia, although his most famous exploits involve the grand Mongol campaign into Europe from 1236-1241 CE which resulted in the Mongol horde annihilating the armies of Russia, Poland, and Hungary, among others.
Jul 1, 2023 · Its name comes from Persian “sarāy”, meaning “mansion” or “court” - a clear indication that it was the capital of the great Khan. Whether it had a different, Mongol name, we do not know. But over time, every source knew it simply as Sarai, or Sarai Batu.
Batu (1205–1255) was his grandson, who became the khan of all the Russias and the leader of the Golden Horde, and whose influence, some would argue, persists through modern Russia to this day.
