Golden Horde Definition

noun
The Mongol armies that invaded Europe in 1237 and, under the Khans, ruled Russia for two centuries.
Webster's New World
pronoun

The Mongol invaders who invaded Europe in the 13th Century (1237) and were eventually stopped by Tamerlane in 1395.

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Origin of Golden Horde

  • The name Golden is believed to have come from the steppe color-direction system: black — north, blue — east, red — south, white — west, and yellow (gold) — center. It may also refer to the colour of the Great Khan's tent, from where all power was derived.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from a golden tent that may have been used by their commander

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Golden Horde Sentence Examples

  • When they first appeared in Europe they were idolaters or Shamanists, and as such they had naturally no religious fanaticism; but even when they adopted Islam they remained as tolerant as before, and the khan of the Golden Horde (Berkai) who first became a Mussulman allowed the Russians to found a Christian bishopric in his capital.

  • In order to reply to accusations brought against them, or in order to be confirmed in their functions, they had to travel to the Golden Horde on the Volga or even to the camp of the grand khan in some distant part of Siberia, and the journey was considered so perilous that many of them, before setting out, made their last will and testament and wrote a parental admonition for the guidance of their children.

  • For this purpose Dimitri Donskoi formed in 1380 a coalition of Russian princes, and gained a great victory over Khan Mamai of the Golden Horde on the famous battlefield of Kulikovo, the memory of which still lives in the popular legends.

  • In the 13th century it was conquered by the Mongols, and became for a time the seat of the khans of the Golden Horde.

  • For a short time the glory of the Golden Horde was renewed, until it was finally crushed by Timur in 1395.

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