Golden Horde

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.

Golden Horde

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

Example Sentences

Having in mind the "Golden Horde" of the Tartars, a horde was understood to mean a particularly dreaded division of warriors.

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It was not many years before the relation with the great khan was severed, but that with the Golden Horde was kept alive.

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As for the army of the Golden Horde, it was twice defeated by the Russian force.

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The story of the fall of the Golden Horde may be briefly told.

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For more than three centuries Moscow had acknowledged the rule of the Golden Horde, now a thoroughly demoralised rabble.

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