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World History empires name meanings study guide (view source)
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*"Golden Horde" means "Great State" in Turkic. | *"Golden Horde" means "Great State" in Turkic. | ||
*founded by Batu Khan, a grandson of Ghengis Khan | *founded by Batu Khan, a grandson of Ghengis Khan | ||
*Genghis Khan conquered many "Tatar" tribes, including the "Tatar Confederation" that became part of the Golden Horde | |||
**so the Golden Horde was referred to by Europeans as "Tatars" | |||
*"Tatar" probably comes from persian for "mounted messenger" | |||
**"Tatar" came to refer to all the Turkic people in Russia | |||
**thus "tartar sauce", "steak tartare" | |||
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* the Golden Horde ruled over central/northern Eurasia from the | * the Golden Horde ruled over central/northern Eurasia from the China bove the Black and Caspian Seas | ||
* Later Russians referred to the The Golden Horde rule as the "Tatar yoke" | |||
** "yoke" = a hitch used to constrain oxen | |||
** due to excessive taxes and political consolidation of rule over local princes | |||
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