![]() Later, the Poles and Lithuanians repelled and defeated the Golden Horde. Batu’s assignment: Conquer Europe.īatu and his descendants did in fact succeed in their assignment, but the Golden Horde empire would eventually crumble under the weight of the Black Plague and warfare by Tamerlane. Genghis’ son Jochi was to have ruled the huge territory, but he died six months before Genghis could bestow the vast area on him. The westernmost of these regions was ruled by the Golden Horde, first headed by Genghis Khan’s grandson Batu Khan. ![]() ![]() ![]() Before Mongol emperor Genghis Khan died in 1227 AD, he divided his vast empire into four khanates (fiefdoms) among three sons and a grandson. ![]()
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