Batu Khan
c. 1203-c. 1255
Mongol military commander and ruler who extended the Mongol Empire in Europe. The grandson of Genghis Khan (founder of the Mongol Empire), Batu was chosen in 1235 by his uncl...
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The Mongolian military leader Batu Khan (died 1255) conquered Russia and the adjoining territories of eastern Europe and organized the Mongol state known as the Golden Horde.Batu was a grandson of Gen...
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