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Golden Horde 1227-1783
The Golden Horde was also called the Khanate of Kipchak and
was inherited by Ögödei on occasion of his father's,
Genghis Khan's,
death.
For more than 200 years, the people of
the Golden Horde, also called
Tatars, were busy invading
Europe and expanding their realm, burning one city after another to
the ground.
The year 1395 brought about a surprise.
Timur invaded the
invaders and, for a change, burned their capital, Sarai Berke.
It went downhill from there until the
entire chapter was closed in 1783, when
Catherine the
Great annexed what was left of the Golden Horde in the
Crimea.
And here are the maps
GOLDEN HORDE IN EUROPE
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The Yellow Empire
at its largest extension
Asia 1200 - Races
Russia 1240 - Tartar Invasion
See also the chart
Governments of Russia.
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