Group of mongols overran russia between 1237 and 1241 2. It is a bit of a dark time in our history, but out of it came the very beginnings of a powerful russia. Under sovereignty of the khan, the horde invested russian princes and collected tribute. Khipchap khanate the golden horde of which the russian lands were part. Examineeachofthedocumentsbelow andanswerthequestionsthatfollow mongol destruction in russian lands. Maintained hegemony in russia until the midfifteenth century christian western europe initially had been pleased by mongol successes against islam. Pdf the impact of the black death on the golden horde.
In russia, horde blockbuster drawing tatar objections. Golden, because gold was the royal color of the mongols. Further overran poland, hungary, and eastern germany, 12411242 3. History combining rigorous analysis of the major scholarly findings with his own research, halperin. Russia and the golden horde by charles halperin, paperback. Secondly, with the breaking of traditional centers of rus power, lands such as galicia would fall under the sway of lithuania and later the polishlithuanian commonwealth, which in part contributed to the development of separate ukrainian and belarussian. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file. The ukrainianrussian conflict is to a significant degree a conflict between the heirs of kyivan rus ukraine and the heirs of the golden horde moscow, according to andrey piontkovsky, and one of its key results will be an intensification of the swallowing of russia by china. After a golden age under the reign of vladimir the great 980 1015 and his son yaroslav the wise 1019 1054, rus breaks up following a mongol invasion. In his text russia and the golden horde, charles halperin effectively investigates the developments within russian society under mongol rule. The empires official name was the khanate of the golden horde. The name golden horde, a partial calque of russian zolotaja orda, itself supposedly a partial calque of turkic altan orda, is said to have been inspired by the golden color of the tents the mongols lived in during wartime, or an actual golden tent used by batu khan or by uzbek khan, or to have been bestowed by the slavic tributaries to describe the great wealth of.
Many muslim peoples now living in the russian federation see it as a formative period in their history. Russia and the golden horde indiana university press. Under batus leadership, the golden horde as the invading mongols became known swept through european russia, reaching hungary and germany in 1241. The name was derived from the russian designation zolotaya orda, used by the russians to designate the mongol host that had. Like the golden horde in its dealings with rus, the russians did not seek to appoint one of their own riurikid or romanov relative to rule the tribes from whom. Though it would hold power into the 15th century, the influence of the mongolian empire on russian history and culture has been all but ignored. It was founded by marjani institute of history of tatarstan academy of sciences record 01 on april 16, 20. What was the golden horde and why is it significant to the. The golden horde and russia university of washington.
The mongol impact on medieval russian history by charles halperin online at alibris. Considering thats longer than the amount of time canada has been a nation, the golden horde dominated russia. Golden horde, also called kipchak khanate, russian designation for the ulus juchi, the western part of the mongol empire, which flourished from the midth century to the end of the 14th century. The golden horde from 1283 to 1480, almost 200 years, the grand duchy of moscow was a vassal state to the mongols golden horde. He established his headquarters in sarai on the lower volga. The mongol successor state to the vast empire of chingis khan, the golden horde, ruled over russia from 1240 to 1480. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Rather than isolating russia, the mongol presence and extensive diplomatic system brought envoys to sarai from central and southern europe, the pope, southwest asia, egypt, iran, inner asia, china, and. So in twelvethirtysix, batu, grandson of genghis khan, led the mongol invasion of russia. Indeed, islamization is one of the golden hordes most.
Publication date 1985 topics golden horde, russia history 12371480. Golden horde, empire of the, mongol state comprising most of russia, given as an appanage to jenghiz khans oldest son, juchi, and actually conquered and founded in the midth cent. Mongol manipulation was a matter of course, and forcible coercion not uncommon. Mongol rule in russiaunder mongol rule, the russians could follow all their. The golden horde was one of the successor states of the mongol empire. In the th century, a mongolian confederation known as the golden horde dominated a vast region including russia, ukraine, kazakhstan, and the caucuses. The golden horde was established by batu khan, a grandson of genghis khan, and subsequently a part of. On all counts russia and the golden horde infuses the subject with fresh insights and interpretations. With the historical tour golden horde meet traditions, you have a 1 day tour package taking you through irkutsk, russia. Effectively making russia a vassal state, this led to long term resentment, as the golden horde were asiatic, mongol and, later, turkic, and muslims, as opposed to the russians orthodox faith.
The contest between lithuaniarus and the golden horde in the fourteenth century for supremacy over eastern europe, archivum eurasiae medii aevi, volume 2, pages 303 to 320, wiesbaden, 1982. In which john green teaches you how russia evolved from a loose amalgamation of medieval principalities known as the kievan rus into the thriving democracy we. The invasion started as an ambition of the golden hordethey desired to bring russia under their control. The europeans distorted the name tatar into tartar, meaning people from hell, which may be a reference to tartarus, the ancient greek version of hell. Without the invasion of the golden horde, i doubt moscow would achieve such importance.
One of the consequences of the mongol conquest of russia was that the russians. The byzantine empire had been the eastern half of the roman empire. The mongol impact on medieval russian history offered for sale by kenneth mallory bookseller. The golden horde, part of the mongol empire, established overlordship of russia. Most of the smaller states become tributaries of the mongol golden horde. The golden horde invaded russia and demanded regular payments from the russians. Administration of these rus territories was conducted in more of a vassal state than direct empire system in the later years of what is referred to in russian history as the mongol yoke. In eastern europe, the golden horde s influence declined in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, though it never ceased, but in russia the tatars interference in regional politics continued almost unabated. Golden horde, russian designation for the ulus juchi, the western part of the mongol empire, which flourished from the midth century to the end of the 14th century. The golden horde and russia g h g o l d ew a u n h o r d e. The wholesale looting and destruction of property and life in russia during the mongol invasion of 123740 was a staggering blow which left the russian people. In eastern europe, the golden hordes influence declined in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, though it never ceased, but in russia the tatars interference in regional politics continued almost unabated. Waugh, the golden horde and russia, in genghis khan and the mongol. Pdf v international golden horde forum kazan, russian.
Mongol conquest and exploitation provided the thoroughly antagonistic basis for relations between the two cultures. The golden horde allied itself with the mamluks and negotiated with the byzantines to combat the ilkhans in a struggle to control azerbaijan. Charles halperin effectively investigates the developments within russian society under mongol rule. The battle took place on 8 september 80, at the kulikovo field near the don river now tula oblast, russia and was won by dmitri, who became known as donskoy of the don after the battle.