Batu Khan

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Batu Khan was a 13th-century Mongol ruler and military commander who founded the Golden Horde and led the Mongol invasions of Eastern Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mongol ruler
founder of state
historical figure
military commander
battle Battle of Liegnitz
Battle of Mohi
Battle of the Kalka River
Siege of Kiev (1240)
countryOfCitizenship Mongol Empire
dateOfBirth c. 1205
dateOfDeath c. 1255
era 13th century
ethnicGroup Mongol
father Jochi
founded Golden Horde
Sarai Batu
surface form: Sarai
fullName Batu Khan self-link
grandfather Genghis Khan
knownFor defeating Kievan Rus' principalities
defeating the Kingdom of Hungary in 1241
founding the Golden Horde
leading Mongol invasions of Eastern Europe
languageSpoken Mongolian
memberOf Borjigin
surface form: Borjigin clan
militaryRank commander
mother Ukin Ujin of the Khongirad
notableWork Mongol invasions of Europe
surface form: Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe

Battle of Mohi
surface form: Mongol invasion of Hungary

Mongol invasions of Europe
surface form: Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

Mongol invasion of Poland
placeOfBirth Mongol Empire
placeOfDeath Sarai
positionHeld Khan of the Golden Horde
ruler of the Ulus of Jochi
relative Kublai Khan
Möngke Khan
Ögedei Khan
religion Tengrism
ruledFrom c. 1227
ruledUntil c. 1255
sexOrGender male
sibling Orda Khan
Shiban
successor Sartaq Khan
Ulaghchi
territoryControlled Golden Horde
Eurasian Steppe
surface form: Kipchak steppe

Volga region
parts of Kievan Rus'
tribe Jochid

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Batu Khan fullName Batu Khan self-link
Mongol notableLeader Batu Khan
subject surface form: Mongols