Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
What was the birth name of Genghis Khan?
Temujin
Which son of Genghis Khan received the western ulus that included most of Kazakhstan?
Jochi
Who is considered the founder of the Golden Horde?
Batu Khan
Who founded the Siberian Khanate's last ruling line and was defeated by Yermak's Cossacks in 1582?
Kuchum Khan (the last ruler of the Siberian Khanate)
What was the first capital of the Golden Horde?
Sarai-Batu
In which year was Temujin proclaimed Genghis Khan at a kurultai?
1206
Which ulus included Semirechye and Mawarannahr (Transoxiana)?
The Ulus of Chagatai
What does the word "ulus" mean in the Mongol system?
A realm or domain (an appanage given to a member of the ruling family, together with its people)
Which city was the capital of Ak-Orda?
Sygnak
Which city on the Ural River (Atyrau region) was a major Golden Horde city and burial place of rulers?
Saraichik
What is the name of the code of laws attributed to Genghis Khan?
The Yasa (Great Yasa)
In which years did Batu Khan's western campaign take place?
1236–1242
Which Turkic people formed the main ethnic base of the Golden Horde's population?
The Kipchaks (Cumans)
Who founded the state of the Nomadic Uzbeks in 1428?
Abu'l-Khayr Khan
What is the name of the 14th-century Cuman–Latin–Persian dictionary?
Codex Cumanicus
In which year did the Mongol campaign against Khwarazm (Central Asia) begin?
1219
Which experienced Mongol commander led the military side of Batu's campaign?
Subutai
Which khan made Islam the state religion of the Golden Horde?
Özbek Khan
Which powerful emir is considered the founder of the Nogai (Mangyt) Yurt and the hero of an epic?
Edigey (Yedige)
Which Arab traveller described the city of Sarai in the 1330s?
Ibn Battuta
Genghis Khan died in 1227 during a campaign against which state?
Western Xia (the Tangut state)
In 1241 the Mongols defeated the Hungarian king Béla IV in which battle?
The Battle of Mohi (Sajó River)
What was the khan's charter granting the right to rule, or privileges, called?
A yarlyk
Who founded Moghulistan in 1347?
Tughluq Timur
Where is the Mausoleum of Jochi Khan located?
Ulytau region (Kazakhstan)