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Also Known As Ulus Juchi • Kipchak Khanate
Date 1227 - 1502

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Map showing the empire of the Golden Horde at its greatest extent, highlighted in pink, stretching from Eastern Europe across the Pontic Steppe, Crimea, the Volga region, and deep into Siberia and Central Asia. Neighboring green-shaded Russian principalities such as Novgorod, Moscow, and Kyiv are shown to the northwest, with major rivers, cities, and surrounding regions labeled for geographic context.
Historical map of the Mongol Empire at the death of Kublai Khan in 1294, showing the empire divided into four main khanates: the Golden Horde in the northwest, the Ilkhanate in the southwest, the Chagatai Khanate in central Asia, and the Yuan Dynasty in the east, covering much of China. Major cities such as Karakorum, Beijing (Khanbaliq), Baghdad, and Constantinople are marked.
Historical map showing the extent of the Mongol Empire at its greatest, stretching from Eastern Europe and the Middle East across Siberia, Mongolia, China, Tibet, and Korea. The map outlines the empire's boundaries and marks major cities such as Karakorum, Peking, Moscow, and Baghdad, as well as key rivers and seas.
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