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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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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: PNAS - Genomes of the Golden Horde elites and their implications for the rulers of the Mongol Empire. Aug 18, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Genomes of the Golden Horde elites and their implications for the rulers of the Mongol Empire. Apr 24, 2026
Add new Web site: UC Berkeley - ORIAS - Lands of the Golden Horde and the Chagatai: 1332 - 1333. Oct 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Gov.kz - The Golden Horde is the Golden Cradle of Kazakh Statehood. Mar 28, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Golden Horde Khanate (PDF). Jan 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Golden Horde. Aug 28, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Golden Horde / Kiptchak Mongols. Jun 24, 2023
Map added. Apr 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Golden Horde and the Mongol Mission to Conquer Europe. Apr 06, 2023
Add new Web site: The History Files - Khans of the White Horde (Golden Horde / Kipchak Khanate). Nov 24, 2022
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Golden Horde. Aug 31, 2022
Revised discussion of the Golden Horde's geographical area and of the subject peoples who contributed tribute. May 05, 2014
Changed "the Crimea" to "Crimea." Apr 08, 2014
Add new Web site: HyperHistory - Golden Horde. Jan 16, 2014
Deleted map. Mar 02, 2012
Added new Web site: Russia The Great - Golden Horde -Prosperity and Fall. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Sam Houston State University - Mongolia. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: The Islamic World to 1600 - The Golden Horde. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Kazan State University - History - Kazan Khanate. Oct 08, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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