Talk:Batu Khan
The Mongols' horses were of the Tatar breed, a breed of horse that is able to find food by brushing the snow aside with its nose. The horses used by the Europeans would starve. WheahYooAt, June 18, 2005, 04:05 UTC
The Tatar cavalry was superbly disciplined and their weapons were superior to any in Europe. Their arrows were longer and heavier. The Mongol horde entered Russia in 1237.
"The villages disappeared, and the heads of the Russians fell like grass before the sickle."
The majority of Europeans were either monks, hired servants, or slaves. Only the nobility and the free men were armed. Feudalism prevailed in Europe.
Alexander Nevski dismissed all thoughts of battling the Mongol tornado of war.
WheahYooAt 16:16, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)
Breakneck speed was a quality that was manifested by the Golden Horde. The main unit of the army was preceded by thousands of Mongols who constructed roadways.
Breakneck speed was a quality that was manifested by the Germans at the onset of World War II, also. The Nazi troops rode motorized vehicles as they performed their Blitzkrieg ("Lightning War").
WheahYooAt 12:29, 2005 Jun 22 (UTC)
Sartak
- Unable to find leader Sartak. WheahYooAt, June 18, 2005,13:42 UTC
- Sartak may have been a Christian son of Batu. 68.162.175.51 18:33, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Great Khans list
- 1. Genghis Khan (1162-1227) (Named Temu-jin, originally). He united all of the nomadic Mongol tribes in 1206.
- 2. Ögedei Khan (also called Ogotai) Sent out three armies in 1235.
- 3. Güyük Khan WheahYooAt 17:43, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)
- 4. Mangu Khan ( -1259) Succeeded by his brother, Kublai Khan.
- 5. Kublai Khan ( -1294) (Also called Khubilai Khan) The son of Tuli Khan. He declared himself Emperor of China in 1280.
Kublai Khan was the last of the Great Khans. A new title of Emperor began. His successor, Timur, his grandson, the second Emperor, ruled from 1294-1306. Kublai Khan had established the Yuen (which meant "a Mongol," and hence an alien) dynasty. He had fought and defeated the Tatars in 1260 and founded the city of Khan Balig (Kambalu) which was the nucleus of Peking. His defeat of the Tatars and the establishment of a capital city effectively shattered the Mongols sphere of influence into four great divisions.
The third Emperor, Kaisun, accomplished little during his short reign (1307-10). Ayuli Palpata, the fourth Emperor, a dedicated Buddhist, spent vast sums on priests and ceremonies, and grinding taxation resulted during his reign (1311-20).
In 1367, during the reign of the ninth Emperor, a temple servant named Chu Yuan-chang, at the head of a large army overthrew the Yuen. The Ming or Illustrious dynasty (1368-1643) replaced The Yuen.
151.201.131.24 14:20, 12 July 2005 (UTC) WheahYooAt
In history, the title Khan has been used in a variety of ways in widely-separated geographical areas. Its origin is uncertain. It has been modified into terms such as Ka-Khan, Il-Khan, Tar-Khan, Gur-Khan, and Ir-Khan.
The term khan has been applied to an unfurnished inn that afforded temporary shelter to merchants and travelers. A caravanserai or caravansery is the type of place in which Christ was born.
- The term KHANATE is of European origin. 21:04, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
68.162.175.51 20:30, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Batu Khan was also known as Sain Khan, ("the good prince").
WheahYooAt 13:11, 2005 Jun 22 (UTC)
An Early Emperor
Although Kublai Khan declared himself Emperor in 1280, the first Emperor of China had appeared in the third century B.C. at the Ts'in dynasty from which China is named. WheahYooAt 00:56, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC) WheahYooAt 02:48, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)
See also
WheahYooAt 03:23, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)
WheahYooAt 03:43, 2005 Jun 19 (UTC)