Batu Khan

ᠪᠠᠲᠤ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ
Batu Khan
ᠪᠠᠲᠤ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; Batu Khan
Khan
	Batu Khan depicted by Rashid al-Din
Khan of the Golden Horde; Western Half (Blue Horde)
Reign	1227–1255
Coronation	1224/25 or 1227
Predecessor	Jochi
Successor	Sartak
Born	c. 1205; Khamag Mongol
Died	1255 (aged 49–50); Sarai Batu, Golden Horde
Consort	Boraqchin Khatun
Issue	Sartak; Toqoqan
House	Borjigin
Dynasty	Jochids
Father	Jochi
Mother	Ukhaa Ujin of the Onggirat
Religion	Tengrism
Military career
Allegiance	Golden Horde
Conflicts	See list: Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria; • Siege of Bilär; Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'; • Siege of Ryazan; • Battle of Voronezh River; • Siege of Moscow (1238); • Siege of Vladimir; • Siege of Kozelsk; • Sack of Chernigov; • Siege of Kiev (1240); Mongol invasion of Europe; • Battle of Mohi; • Siege of Esztergom (1241); • Battle of Grobnik Field;

Batu Khan (c. 1205–1255) was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire established after Genghis Khan's demise. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus a grandson of Genghis Khan. His ulus ruled over the Kievan Rus', Volga Bulgaria, Cumania, and the Caucasus for around 250 years.