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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.


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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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

Led by Chinggis’s oldest grandson, Batu, they became known as the Golden Horde, horde being one of the most common terms used for the tribal organization of the Mongols.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

The areas the Golden Horde ruled, northwest Asia and the lands of the Rus, were less economically developed.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

And he took him to the closed chamber and showed him the portrait and told him how he felt towards the Princess of the Golden Horde.

From Europa's Fairy Book by Batten, John Dickson

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