Batu Khan

Batu Khan (Russian: Batyi, Батый) (c. 1205 - 1255) was a Mongol ruler, founder of the Kipchak Khanate. The term "Kipchak" came from the Kipchak Turks in the Mongol forces. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. Although Genghis Khan recognized Jochi as his son, his parentage was always a question, as his mother Börte, Genghis Khan's wife, had been captured and raped, so that Jochi was born exactly nine months after her recovery by Genghis Khan. During the lifetime of Genghis, this issue was public knowledge ...

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In 1235 Batu, who earlier had directed the conquest of the Crimea, was assigned an army of possibly 130,000 (actually commanded by Subutai) to oversee an invasion of Europe. The army crossed the Volga and invaded Volga Bulgaria in 1236. It took them a year to extinguish resistance to the Volga Bulgarians, Kypchaks, and Alani. In November 1237 Batu Khan sent his envoys to the court of Yuri II of Vladimir and demanded his allegiance. A month later, the hordes besieged Ryazan. After six days of the bloodiest battle, this capital was tota ...

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Anachronism is a tabletop game with aspects of both miniatures and collectible card genres. The creators of the game, TriKing Games and The History Channel, have dubbed it "The Greatest Game in History". Anachronism game - Description. The game is a contest of arms between two warriors from numerous historical periods. Each game lasts a maximum of five rounds. The game is unusual for a card game in that it does not use shuffling as a randomization technique. Each player places their chosen warrior card on t ...

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• Anachronism game - Set 5 Warriors
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April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). There are 264 days remaining. April 11 - Events. 1241 - Batu Khan defeats Bela IV of Hungary at the Battle of Muhi 1512 - Battle of Ravenna 1713 - War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht 1775 - Last execution for witchcraft in Germany 1803 - French Foreign Minister Charles Talleyrand offers to sell all of the Louisiana Ter ...

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December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days remaining. December 6 - Events. 963 - Leo VIII is elected Pope. 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev under Danylo of Halych and Voivode Dmytro falls to the Mongols under Batu Khan. 1534 - The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar. 1768 - The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is ...

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For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. 1255 - Events. 1255 - Europe. August - The final Cathar stronghold in southern France falls, eliminating the last refuge of the heretical Cathars after the Roman Catholic Church engaged in a program to crush the sect, starting in 1209 with the Albigensian Crusade. The death of Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln prompts persecution of Jews in England on accusations of blood libel. ...

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For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. 1250 - Events. 1250 - Europe. October 12 - A great storm shifts the mouth of the River Rother 12 miles (20 km) to the west; a battering series of strong storms significantly alter other coastal geography as well (see Romney Marsh). December 13 - Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, dies, beginning a 23-year-long interregnum known as the great interregnum. Frederick II is the last Holy Roman Emp ...

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Yuriy II (Юрий II), also known as George II of Vladimir or Georgy II Vsevolodovich (1189 - 1238), was the 4th Grand Prince of Vladimir (1212-16, 1218-38) who presided over Vladimir-Suzdal at the time of the Mongol invasion of Russia. The third and best-loved son of Vsevolod III, he first distinguished himself in the battles against Ryazan in 1208. His father wanted Yury to inherit Rostov and his elder brother Konstantin to succeed him in Vladimir. The latter, however, declared that he would rule both towns or nothing at all. Thereupon Vsevolod disinher ...

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Vladimir-Suzdal Principality, Vladimir-Suzdal Grand Duchy (Russian: Влади́миро-Су́здальское кня́жество), or Vladimir-Suzdal Rus (Влади́мирско-Су́здальская Русь), was a major principality which succeeded Kievan Rus as the most powerful East Slavic state in the late 12th century and lasted until the late 14th century. Traditionally perceived as a cradle of the Great Russian language and nationality, Vladimir-Suzdal gradually ev ...

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Ögedei, (also Ögädäi, Ögedäi, Ogotai, etc.) (1186-1241), was the third son of Genghis Khan. He succeeded his father to rule as the second great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He continued the expansion the empire that his father had begun. Like all of Genghis' primary sons, he participated extensively in conquests in Western China and Central Asia. He was elected supreme khan in 1229, according to the kuriltai held after Genghis' death, although this was never really in doubt as it was Genghis' clear wish ...

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William of Rubruck (also William of Rubruk, Guillaume de Rubrouck, Willielmus de Rubruquis, born ca. 1220 in Rubrouck, northern France, died ca. 1293) was a Flemish Franciscan missionary and explorer. His account is one of the masterpieces of medieval geographical literature comparable to that of Marco Polo. William of Rubruck - Mission. William accompanied Louis IX on the Seventh Crusade in 1248. In May, 1253, on Louis' orders, he set out from Constantinople on a missionary journey to convert the Tartars. ...

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The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság listen ▶ (help·info)), or Hungary (Magyarország listen ▶ (help·info)), is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars. Hungary - History. M ...

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The Church of the Tithes (Ukrainian: Десятинна Церква, Desiatynna Tserkva; Russian: Десятинная Церковь, Desyatinnaya Tserkov') was the first stone church in Kiev. It was built by the order of Grand Prince Vladimir (Volodymyr) the Great between 989 and 996 by Byzantine and local workers to commemorate the Baptism of Kievan Rus' and was originally named the "Church of Our Lady". Vladimir set aside a tithe of his income to finance the c ...

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Genghis Khan ▶ (help·info) (c. 11621–August 18, 1227) (Cyrillic: Чингис Хаан), (also spelled as Chinggis Khan, Jenghis Khan, etc.), (pronounced ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ), born as Tem ...

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• Genghis Khan - First war with Western Xia
• Genghis Khan - Conquest of the Khara-Khitan Khanate
• Genghis Khan - Invasion of Khwarezmid Empire
• Genghis Khan - The defeat of the Kieven Rus
• Genghis Khan - Second war with Western Xia and Jin Dynasty
• Genghis Khan - Mongol Empire
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• Genghis Khan - Military
• Genghis Khan - Destruction and effects after conquests
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• Genghis Khan - Division of Mongol Empire into Khanates
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The Yuan Dynasty (Mongolian: Dai Ön Yeke Mongghul Ulus; Chinese: 元朝 or 大元帝國) lasting officially from 1271 to 1368, also called the Mongol Dynasty, was the name given to the significant ruling family of Borjigin in Asia. It invaded and ruled, during its hundred year life, over the Mongol Empire (stretching from Eastern Europe to the Middle-east to Russia), Korea and China. In the historiography of China, it followed the Song Dynasty and preceded the Ming Dynasty in China. Yuan Dynasty - Birth of the Yu ...

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• Yuan Dynasty - Early Rule
• Yuan Dynasty - Impact
• Yuan Dynasty - Downfall of the Yuan
• Yuan Dynasty - Civil Unrest
• Yuan Dynasty - Loss of China
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56°09′N 40°25′E Vladimir (Russian: Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, an administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. It is located on the river Klyazma 200 km to the east of Moscow. Geographical location is 56°09′N 40°25′E, and population is 315,954 inhabitants (2002). Vladimir is the medieval capital of Russia, and two of its cathedrals are a World Heritage Site. Vladimir - History. Vladimir - Foundation date controversy. Including:

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1242 - Births. December 15 - Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (died 1274) Patrick de Dunbar, 7th Earl of Dunbar (died 1308) George Pachymeres, Byzantine historian 1242 - Deaths. February 10 - Emperor Shijō of Japan (born 1231) October 7 - Emperor Juntoku of Japan (born 1197) William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle Archambaud VIII of Bourbon Hojo Yasutoki, regent of Japan (born 1183) Richard Mor de ...

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1240 - Births. Abulafia, Maltese Jewish philosopher (died 1292) Pope Benedict XI (died 1304) Stephen V of Hungary (died 1272) Sigerus of Brabant, French theologian (died 1284) Albert the Degenerate, landgrave of Thuringia (approximate date; died 1314) 1240 - Deaths. April 11 - Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd (born 1173) Ibn Arabi, Andalusian Arab philosopher Jacques de Vitry, French historian and the ...

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Kiev is located on both sides of the Dnieper river, which flows south through the city towards the Black Sea. Its geographic co-ordinates are 50°27′N 30°30′E. Geographically, Kiev belongs to the Polesia natural zone (a part of the European mixed woods). However, the city's unique landscape distinguishes it from the surrounding region. The older right-bank (western) part of Kiev is represented by numerous woody hills, ravines and small rivers (now mostly extinct). It is a part of the larger Prydniprovska (near-Dnieper) upland adj ...

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Kiev, Kiev - Geography and climate, Kiev - History, Kiev - Legal status and local government, Kiev - Subdivisions of Kiev, Kiev - Modern Kiev, Kiev - Structures, Kiev - Transportation, Kiev - Local transportation, Kiev - Railways, Kiev - Air, Kiev - Attractions, Kiev - Views of Kiev, Kiev - Universities, Kiev - Kiev or Kyiv?

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After 1552 the khanate was governed by Kazan Palace's Office formed in Moscow. In 1555 a bishop was appointed in Kazan with a mandate to baptize the Idel-Ural peoples. Many churches and monasteries were built, and Russian peasants and craftsmen were resettled within Tatarstan. At the same time ethnic Tatars were removed from Kazan proper as well as regions close to rivers and roads. Under pressure from the Russians many Tatars emigrated to the Upper Kama, Trans-Kama area, Bashkortostan, the Urals and Siberia during the 16th and 17th centurie ...

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History of Tatarstan, History of Tatarstan - Pre-history, History of Tatarstan - Turkic peoples, History of Tatarstan - Volga Bulgaria, History of Tatarstan - Mongol invasion, History of Tatarstan - Khanate of Kazan, History of Tatarstan - After the Russian invasion, History of Tatarstan - Revolution and Civilian War, History of Tatarstan - The Soviet rule, History of Tatarstan - Post-Soviet history

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