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Golden Horde - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Golden Horde (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Golden Horde (1982 - 1994) were a psychedelic pop, rock, punk band based in Dublin, Ireland. Their first recording, Dig That Crazy Grave , was released in 1983 on the Hotwire record label. Thei...
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As a much more powerful and influential Khanate than the Chagatai, the Golden Horde is one of the better known of the Mongol empires, particularly because of its effect on modern Russian history.
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Only the Golden Horde ("horde" from orda, "army") retained a steppe base and steppe culture, consequently lasting more than three centuries, rather than less than 90 years as with both the Ilkhâns in the Middle East or the Yüan Dynasty in China.
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The Kipchak Turks or Tatars took possession of the steppe lands along the lower Volga and Don, and set up the KHANATE OF THE GOLDEN HORDE. It remained subject to the MONGOL EMPIRE until late into the 13th century.
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The Golden Horde of Batu had more time and more room for expansion of its territories than any other Mongol khanate. ... The Golden Horde capital at Sarai became a prosperous center of commerce. Here, as in China, Mongol rule meant free trade, the exchange of goods between the East and the West, and also broad...
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The great Golden Horde was the name whispered by the terrified rulers of Eastern Europe and Siberia. The Horde had been sent west by Ogodei, successor to the immortal Chinggis Khan.
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