Many muslim peoples now living in the russian federation see it as a formative period in their history. 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 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. The empires official name was the khanate of the golden horde. Mongol rule in russiaunder mongol rule, the russians could follow all their. The mongol impact on medieval russian history by charles halperin online at alibris. Mongol manipulation was a matter of course, and forcible coercion not uncommon. Golden horde meet traditions by olta travel tourradar. What was the golden horde and why is it significant to the. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file. Indeed, islamization is one of the golden hordes most.
In russia, horde blockbuster drawing tatar objections. Mongol conquest and exploitation provided the thoroughly antagonistic basis for relations between the two cultures. 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. Publication date 1985 topics golden horde, russia history 12371480. 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. The golden horde, part of the mongol empire, established overlordship of 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. 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 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. Kiev, as the seat of the grand prince, became the capital from the ninth century on, and following the baptism of grand prince. The golden horde and russia g h g o l d ew a u n h o r d e. The golden horde allied itself with the mamluks and negotiated with the byzantines to combat the ilkhans in a struggle to control azerbaijan. The golden horde invaded russia and demanded regular payments from the russians. William fitzhugh, morris rossabi and william honeychurch.
History combining rigorous analysis of the major scholarly findings with his own research, halperin. The golden horde was the group of settled mongols who ruled over russia, ukraine, kazakhstan, moldova, and the caucasus from the 1240s until 1502. It was founded by marjani institute of history of tatarstan academy of sciences record 01 on april 16, 20. The golden horde from 1283 to 1480, almost 200 years, the grand duchy of moscow was a vassal state to the mongols golden horde. Waugh, the golden horde and russia, in genghis khan and the mongol. One of the consequences of the mongol conquest of russia was that the russians.
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. Further overran poland, hungary, and eastern germany, 12411242 3. Without the invasion of the golden horde, i doubt moscow would achieve such importance. The invasion started as an ambition of the golden hordethey desired to bring russia under their control. Under batus leadership, the golden horde as the invading mongols became known swept through european russia, reaching hungary and germany in 1241. Under sovereignty of the khan, the horde invested russian princes and collected tribute. Charles halperin effectively investigates the developments within russian society under mongol rule. The golden horde was established by batu khan, a grandson of genghis khan, and subsequently a part of. Considering thats longer than the amount of time canada has been a nation, the golden horde dominated russia. Examineeachofthedocumentsbelow andanswerthequestionsthatfollow mongol destruction in russian lands. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. With the historical tour golden horde meet traditions, you have a 1 day tour package taking you through irkutsk, russia. The golden horde quickly passed to jochis son batu, who was the primary force for expansion and the conqueror of both riazan and moscow waugh, 174. 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.
Group of mongols overran russia between 1237 and 1241 2. Maintained hegemony in russia until the midfifteenth century christian western europe initially had been pleased by mongol successes against islam. 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. The mongol impact on medieval russian history offered for sale by kenneth mallory bookseller. In the th century, a mongolian confederation known as the golden horde dominated a vast region including russia, ukraine, kazakhstan, and the caucuses. 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. The people of the golden horde were a mixture of turks and mongols, with the latter generally constituting the aristocracy. The golden horde was one of the successor states of the mongol empire. Russia and the golden horde indiana university press. Pdf v international golden horde forum kazan, russian.
Khipchap khanate the golden horde of which the russian lands were part. In his text russia and the golden horde, charles halperin effectively investigates the developments within russian society under mongol rule. V international golden horde forum kazan, russian federation, march 1518, 2017 article pdf available september 2017 with 79 reads how we measure reads. The mongol successor state to the vast empire of chingis khan, the golden horde, ruled over russia from 1240 to 1480. Golden horde ancient division, mongol empire britannica. On september 20, russian movie theaters are set to premiere the horde, an epic historical film depicting the mongol domination of what is. Most of the smaller states become tributaries of the mongol golden horde. Russia and the golden horde by charles halperin, paperback. Golden, because gold was the royal color of the mongols. The byzantine empire had been the eastern half of the roman empire. Halperin argues that prior scholarship regarding this period has been distorted by academic bias and misleading source material, mechanisms that have created a false sense of brutality and stagnation. The golden horde and russia university of washington. History combining rigorous analysis of the major scholarly findings with his own research, halperin has produced both a muchneeded synthesis and an important original work. 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.
The name was derived from the russian designation zolotaya orda, used by the russians to designate the mongol host that had. Pdf the impact of the black death on the golden horde. So in twelvethirtysix, batu, grandson of genghis khan, led the mongol invasion of russia. 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. He established his headquarters in sarai on the lower volga. Golden horde meet traditions includes an expert guide, meals, transport and more.
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. 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. 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. On all counts russia and the golden horde infuses the subject with fresh insights and interpretations.