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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 (died c. 1255, Russia) was the grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Khanate of Kipchak, or the Golden Horde. In 1235 Batu was elected commander in chief of the western part of the Mongol empire and was given responsibility for the invasion of Europe.
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Oct 4, 2019 · 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.
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.
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Oct 2, 2019 · Already vastly experienced from his campaigns under Genghis Khan against the Xia and Jin states in East Asia, the general was the supreme field commander of the forces which invaded western Asia and eastern Europe, even if the figurehead of the campaign was Batu (aka Bat-Qan, c. 1205-1255 CE), nephew of Ogedei Khan.
Oct 11, 2023 · Learn about Batu Khan, the grandson of Chinggis Khan and the founder of the Golden Horde, a Mongol state that dominated Eastern Europe for centuries. Explore his military strategies, leadership style, role in the Silk Road, and controversies surrounding his legacy.
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