Golden Horde 1227-1783
The Golden Horde was also called the Khanate of Kipchak and
was inherited by Ögödei on occasion of his father's,
Genghis Khan's,
death.
For more than 200 years, the people of
the Golden Horde, also called
Tatars, were busy invading
Europe and expanding their realm, burning one city after another to
the ground.
The year 1395 brought about a surprise.
Timur invaded the
invaders and, for a change, burned their capital, Sarai Berke.
It went downhill from there until the
entire chapter was closed in 1783, when
Catherine the
Great annexed what was left of the Golden Horde in the
Crimea.
And here are the maps
![The Growth of Russia in Europe, 1300-1796](../images/maps/russia_1300_1796.jpg)
GOLDEN HORDE IN EUROPE
Click map to enlarge
![Historical Map of Asia around 1300. The Yellow Empire at its largest extension. Map location of Karakorum (Wade-Giles, Kala-kun-lun, Khara-khorin, Har Horin) - Capital of the Khans (Mongol Empire).](../images/karakorum_yellow_empire.jpg)
The Yellow Empire
at its largest extension
![Historical Map of Asia around 1200, iIllustrating Ethnic Groups and Races](../images/asia_1200_races_map.jpg)
Asia 1200 - Races
![Map of the Russian principalities at the time of the Tatar invasion 1240.](../images/russia_tartar_map.jpg)
Russia 1240 - Tartar Invasion
See also the chart
Governments of Russia.
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