Golden Horde
The Golden Horde (Mongolian: Зүчийн улс, Züchii-in Uls; Tatar Cyrillic: Алтын орда, Latin: Altın Orda; Russian: Золотая Орда, Zolotaya Orda) was a Mongol and later Turkic khanate that was established in the 13th century and formed the north-western sector of the Mongol Empire. The khanate is also known as the Kipchak Khanate or as the Ulus of Jochi.
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