Batu Khan

Batu Khan (c. 1205–1255) was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi and thus was a grandson of Genghis Khan. His ulus (region) ruled over the Kievan Rus', Volga Bulgaria, Cumania, and the Caucasus for around 250 years.

Batu Khan Media

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  Destruction of the capital of Vladimir-Suzdal by Mongol armies. From the medieval Russian annals

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  Warriors of the Golden Horde sack Suzdal.

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  Medieval Chinese drawing of young Batu Khan (14th century).

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  Batu's loyal vassal Alexander Nevsky in the Horde