Golden Horde
medieval state in Eurasia
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Summary
Golden Horde is a khanate[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of khanate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,350 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Tengrism[3]
- Country: Golden Horde[4]
- Continent: Eurasia[5]
- Instance of: nomadic empire[6], historical country[7], horde[8]
- Capital: Sarai[9], Sarai Berke[10], Bolğar[11]
- Official language: Turki[12], Uyghur[13], Chagatai[14], Mongolian[15], Kipchak[16]
- Currency: dang[17], pūl[18], som[19]
- Basic form of government: elective monarchy[20], monarchy[21]
- Followed by: Principality of Moldavia[22], Great Horde[23]
- Legislative body: kurultai[24]
- Commons category: Golden Horde[25]
- Inception: 1243[26]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: June 28, 1502[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Golden Horde[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[33]
- Official name: Uluğ Ulus[34]
- Native label: Uluğ Ulus[35], Олуг Олыс[36]
- Area: 6,000,000 km²[37]
- Language used: Mongolian[38], Kipchak[39], Old Tatar[40], Uyghur[41]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q13202701[42]
- Official religion: Tengrism[43], Eastern Orthodoxy[44], Islam[45], shamanism[46], Buddhism[47]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[48]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Golden Horde include Bolshaya Ordynka Street[49], a street[50], in Russia[51] and The it[52], a video game[53].
Why It Matters
Golden Horde has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 119 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Bolshaya Ordynka Street[49], a street[50], in Russia[51] and The it[52], a video game[53].