BATU KHAN

bäˈtoo kän, d. 1255, Mongol leader; a grandson of Jenghiz Khan. In 1235 Batu became commander of the Mongol army assigned to the conquest of Europe; his chief general was Subutai. Batu crossed the Volga, sending part of his force to Bulgaria but most of it to Russia. By 1240 he had Moscow and Kiev in his grasp, and in the following two years he conquered Hungary and Poland and invaded Germany. His recall to Karakorum in 1242 to participate in the election of a grand khan is sometimes said to have saved Europe from subjection to the Mongols. Batu died while preparing additional campaigns. The domain he established is known as the Kipchak khanate. In Russia it came to be known as the Golden Horde, because of the gorgeous tents in which the army camped.

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Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests, 1190-1400
Book by Stephen Turnbull; Routledge, 2003
Subjects: Genghis Khan--1162-1227, Mongols--History--To 1500
...Mongol invasion of Korea begins 1255 Death of Batu, khan of the Golden Horde 1256 Hulegu defeats the...Europe never to return. In September 1242 word reached Batu that Ogedei Khan had died on 11 December 1241 either from excessive...
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Genghis Khan: The Emperor of All Men
Book by Harold Lamb; Robert M. McBride, 1927
Subjects: Genghis Khan--1162-1227, Mongols--History, Mongols--Kings And Rulers--Biography
GENGHIS KHAN The Emperor of All Men BY HAROLD...Fourth Printing , November, 1927 GENGHIS KHAN PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...xvii. GENGHIS KHAN GOES HUNTING 148 xviii...
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The Secret History of the Mongols: The Life and Times of Chinggis Khan
Book by Urgunge Onon; Curzon, 2001
Subjects: Genghis Khan--1162-1227, Mongolia--History, Mongols--History
...of Mongol cavalry was commanded by Prince Batu. The elder sons of Chinggis four sons were also with Prince Batu (the first ruler of the Golden Horde in...was sent to fight in Europe under Prince Batu. Guyuk had a big argument with Batu. Batu...
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The Jewel Translucent Sutra: Altan Khan and the Mongols in the Sixteenth Century
Book by Johan Elverskog; Brill, 2003
Subjects: An-Ta--1507-1581, Mongolia--History--16th Century, Mongols--History--16th Century
...Mandukhai prior to her marriage to Dayan Khan. She proclaims in her prayer that, by marrying the child Batu Mbngke, he will be able to take...and guarding your little descendant Batu M6ngke Dayan Khan, If you condescend, it becomes...
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The Mongol Empire: Its Rise and Legacy
Book by Michael Prawdin, Eden Paul, Cedar Paul; Macmillan, 1940
Subjects: Genghis Khan--1162-1227, Mongols--History
...PART ONE--JENGHIZ KHAN I. YOUNG TEMUCHIN...III. ALLIANCE WITH THE KHAN OF THE KERAITS 53...V. JENGHIZ KHAN OF KHANS 82...
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An Examination of Historians' Explanations for the Mongol Withdrawal from East Central Europe
Journal article by Greg S. Rogers; East European Quarterly, Vol. 30, 1996
Subjects: Eastern Europe--13th century AD, Mongols--History, Thirteenth century--Military aspects, War--13th century AD, Wars--13th century AD
...troops, under the direction of Batu Khan, grandson of Chingis Khan and the...Historians have indicated that Khan Batu sent protests to the Hungarian...three being the sons of Chingis Khan) prohibited Batu from advancing to the throne.(66...
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Uzbek Literature
Journal article by Tahir Qahhar, William Dirks; World Literature Today, Vol. 70, 1996
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism
...the name of a nation but instead designates those who were the troops of Uzbek Khan. Uzbek Khan was a descendant of Batu Khan, who was the son of Genghis Khan. So who is enemy to whom? Today, in my mind, these histories need to be stated and...
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Finding the Roots of Religious Liberty in the "Asian Tradition"
Journal article by Nikoilas K. Gvosdev; Journal of Church and State, Vol. 42, 2000
Subjects: Church And State--Periodicals
...of the Mongol state. Juvaini records the following of khan Batu, who ruled over the westernmost possessions of the Mongol...98. Ibid., 237. 99. Ibid., 194. retainers of khan Batu after he had made an appeal for their conversion to Christianity...
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Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Greatest General
Journal article by David A. Graff; The Historian, Vol. 67, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Subotai the Valiant: Genghis Khan's Greatest General (Book)--Book reviews
...Mongol conquests, second only to Genghis Khan himself. Because of the paucity of what...1241 invasion of eastern Europe led by Batu and Subotai. This is ground that has already...innovations usually attributed to Genghis Khan and was in some sense the real architect...
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The Medieval Tamil-Language Inscriptions in Southeast Asia and China
Journal article by Jan Wisseman Christie; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 29, 1998
Subjects: India--History, Inscriptions--Analysis, Southeast Asia--History, Tamils--Languages
...accordance with the firman (written permission) of Chekachai Khan (the Mongol ruler), to be graciously installed the God Udaiyar...welfare of the illustrious body of the illustrious Chekachai Khan." The short Chinese text appended to the inscription has not...


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Drought and Famine: What the Past Teaches Us to Fear Most about Global Climage Change
Magazine article by Dan Bouk; American Scholar, Vol. 77, Spring 2008
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations (Book)--Book reviews
...and one climatic--intervened at this moment. Genghiss successor as Great Khan, his son Ogotai, died. Batu Khan, who sought the office of Great Khan himself, abandoned his plans to invade Europe and returned to the steppes to press his claim to the...
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Vladimir, the Grand Price of Kiev
Magazine article by Posey Porter Wright; World and I, Vol. 13, March 1998
Subjects: Christianity, Christianity--Controversial literature, Religious disputations, Russia--History, Russian history, Vladimir, the Grand Prince of Kiev--Portrayals
...precious Kiev." This progress was not to last, however. By the middle of the thirteenth century a grandson of Genghis Khan, Batu Khan, had overrun Russia and decisively defeated the Russian princes. Kiev was almost totally destroyed. All the churches...


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encyclopedia articles on: Batu Khan  - 11 results

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Batu Khan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BATU KHAN ba too kan, d. 1255, Mongol leader; a grandson of Jenghiz Khan. In 1235 Batu became commander of the Mongol...in the election of a grand khan is sometimes said to have...subjection to the Mongols. Batu died while preparing additional...
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Sarai
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SARAI s ri , former city, S European Russia, near present-day Volgograd. Founded in 1241 by Batu Khan, it was (13th 15th cent.) the capital of the Tatar Golden Horde , to which the Russians paid tribute for more than 200 years...
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Golden Horde, Empire of The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...mid-13th cent. by Juchis son, Batu Khan , after the Mongol or Tatar...its capital first at Sarai Batu near Astrakhan on the lower...were tributaries of the khan, who confirmed princely...suzerainty of the great khan at Karakorum. In the early...
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Suzdal
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...In the early 13th cent. it became the capital of the Suzdal principality, but it was destroyed by the Mongols under Batu Khan in 1238 and never recovered its importance. In 1451, Suzdal passed to the grand duchy of Moscow. Landmarks include an...
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Wenceslaus I , King of Bohemia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...obligations. Many towns were granted self-rule, with charters modeled on that of Magdeburg . After resisting the invasion of Batu Khan (1241), Wenceslaus and his nobles built or rebuilt many castles, giving them German names. Wenceslaus received Holy Roman...
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