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The empire of the Golden Horde at its greatest extent.
From A. Hermann, An Historical Atlas of China

also called Kipchak Khanate 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 of Genghis Khan formed the territorial endowment…

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73 Encyclop�dia Britannica articles, from the full 32 volume encyclopedia
>	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.
>	Bolgary ancient city and capital of the medieval state of Bolgariya Volga-Kama. The ruins of medieval Bolgary are near the present village of Bolgary, Tatarstan republic, in western Russia. Archaeological excavations on the site of the city began in 1870. The earliest settlement on the site of Bolgary dates to about AD 500. In the second half of the 13th century, Bolgary became ...
>	Ugra, Battle of the (1480), bloodless confrontation between the armies of Muscovy and the Golden Horde, traditionally marking the end of the “Mongol yoke” in Russia. By 1480 the Golden Horde had lost control of large portions of its empire; Ivan III of Moscow had stopped paying tribute to the Horde and no longer recognized it as an authority over Muscovy. In 1480 Akhmet, khan of the Golden ...
>	Kulikovo, Battle of (Sept. 8, 1380), military engagement in which the Russians defeated the forces of the Golden Horde, thereby demonstrating the developing independence of the Russian lands from Mongol rule (which had been imposed in 1240). The battle occurred when Mamai, a Mongol general who effectively ruled the western portion of the Golden Horde, invaded the Russian lands. The Russians, ...
>	Vorskla River, Battle of the (Aug. 12, 1399), major victory of the Golden Horde (the westernmost division of the Mongol empire, which had suzerainty over the Russian lands) over the Lithuanian ruler Vytautas, which ended his attempt to extend his control over all southern Russia.
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	Khanate state or jurisdiction ruled by a khan; most famous was Genghis Khan, whose empire was divided into four great khanates—Western Kipchaks or Golden Horde, Persia, Turkistan or White Horde, and Khakhan or Great Khan—upon his death 1227; all completely fallen by 1500; Kublai Khan also famous; lesser khanates were Kazan', Astrakhan', Crimea, Khiva, Bukhara, Tashkent, ...
	Ivan III, the Great from the Ivan, grand dukes and czars of Russia article (born 1440, ruled 1462–1505) made Muscovy a powerful military state. By 1480 he was strong enough to refuse to pay the customary tribute to the Great Khan. This ended completely Moscow's long subjection to the Tatars, whose Golden Horde had overrun Russia in the 13th century.
	History from the Uzbekistan article Traces of human habitation in the area that is now Uzbekistan date back some 55,000 to 70,000 years. By the 1st millennium BC the Amu Darya area was the site of several powerful states such as Bactria. By the 1st century BC, the ancient cities of Samarkand, Tashkent, Bukhara, and several others, had become established stops along the great Silk Road trade routes that ...
	Mongol Yoke (1237–1480) from the Russia article The Mongols formed a kingdom with a capital at Sarai on a tributary of the Volga River. The influence of the so-called “Golden Horde” was felt almost everywhere in Russia. They did not attempt to settle the land but exacted tribute through Russian intermediaries. Asian customs and ways of thought became a part of Russian culture, but as long as they paid tribute the ...
	Mongol Empire The Mongols make up one of the chief ethnic divisions of Asian peoples. Their traditional homeland is a vast plateau in Central and Northeast Asia.
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