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alleged flag of the Western Mongolian Empire of Batu,
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Batu Khan, sometimes named Panu Khan, was a prominent Mongolian amry leader, son of the Jochi and in this way a grandson of Genghis Khan. He was born in the year 1204 and died in 1255 in his residency Sarai on the lower Volga River. Genghis Khan divided his empire under his four sons Jochi, Ögedei, Chagatai and Subutai and determines Ögedei to the Grand Khan and successor. Jochi ruled the area between the Ob River, the Aral Lake and the Ural-Mountains. His son Batu he hands over all western situated areas for rule. In this way Batu started in 1236 with the preparations for a campaign in western direction. He submits in 1237 the Volga-Bulgars, 1237–1240 whole Russia, in 1241 Poland, Silesia and Hungary. In the Battle of Liegnitz on the 9th of April in 1241 – in which a united German-Polish army steps up to the Mongols – the Mongols triumphed indeed, but turned to Hungary and win there in the Battle of Mohi near the Sajo River. Both battles weakened the Mongols and moreover they were hit by the message from the death of the Grand Khan Ögedei, and they renounced for a conquest of Middle Europa and returned over Croatia, the Carpatia-Mountains and the lower Danube River to Sarai on the Volga River. Initially Töregene (the widow of Ögedei) leded for five years the Mongolian Empire (1241 to 1245) and haded then over the rule to her son Güyük which however ruled only a few years. Batu Khan controls the election of Möngke to the Grand Khan and died a little later. His son Sartaq followed him in his function. Batu counts iu this wise for the founder of the empire and the dynasty of the Golden Horde (Khanate of Kipchak).
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