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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Golden Horde

Kazakhstan recently moved to declare its official history as one connected not to Russia or the Soviet Union but to the Golden Horde steppe empire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

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

Hulagu soon had his hands full defending his territory from his fellow Mongols, especially those of the Golden Horde.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

The Golden Horde was well out of his reach.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Tatar tribes, 297. terror caused by the name, 297. the Golden Horde, 298.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max