Batu Khan facts for kids
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Khan Shahanshah Tsar |
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![]() Batu Khan on the throne of the Golden Horde.
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Khan of the Golden Horde | |
Reign | 1227–1255 |
Coronation | 1224/1225 or 1227 |
Predecessor | Jochi |
Successor | Sartak |
Born | 1205 Mongolia |
Died | 1255 (aged 47–48) Sarai Batu |
Burial | 1255 in Khaganate Mongolia |
Consort | Boraqchin Khatun |
Issue | Sinhoto Of China, Sartak |
House | Borjigin |
Dynasty | Golden Horde |
Father | Jochi |
Mother | Ukhaa Ujin of the Onggirat |
Religion | Tengrism |
Batu Khan (c. 1205–1255), also known as Sain Khan, Sayn hân) and Tsar Batu, was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a division of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. His ulus was the chief state of the Golden Horde, which ruled Rus', Volga Bulgaria, Cumania, and the Caucasus for around 250 years, after also destroying the armies of Poland and Hungary. "Batu" or "Bat" literally means "firm" in the Mongolian language. After the deaths of Genghis Khan's sons, he became the most respected prince called agha (elder brother) in the Mongol Empire.
Images for kids
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Warriors of the Golden Horde sack Suzdal.
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Batu's loyal vassal Alexander Nevsky in the Horde
See also
- In Spanish: Batú Kan
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