Golden Horde

American  

noun

1. the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.

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Golden Horde British  

noun

1. the Mongol horde that devastated E Europe in the early 13th century. It established the westernmost Mongol khanate, which at its height ruled most of European Russia. Defeated by the power of Muscovy (1380), the realm split into four smaller khanates in 1405

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Example Sentences

The chart extends from the islands of the North Atlantic Ocean to the Mongol empire’s Golden Horde in what is now Eastern Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

The Golden Horde both benefited from and contributed to the prosperity brought about by the Pax Mongolica.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

While Berke was the first Mongol ruler and khan of the Golden Horde to embrace Islam, not all his successors were Muslim.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

This map depicts the four khanates that made up the Mongol Empire in 1335: the Khanate of the Golden Horde, the Il-Khanate, the Chagatai Khanate, and the Khanate of the Great Khan, or Yuan dynasty.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

There sits the Princess of the Golden Horde, thinking that she will marry John's master the King.

From Europa's Fairy Book by Batten, John Dickson