Batu Khan

Batu Minien
Khan Shahanshah Tsar
Batu Khan on the throne of the Golden Horde.
Reign	1227–1255
Coronation	1224/1225 or 1227
Predecessor	Jochi
Successor	Sartak
Born	1207 (1207) Mongolia
Died	1255 (aged 47–48) Sarai Batu
Consort	Borakchin Khatun
House	Borjigin
Dynasty	Golden Horde
Father	Jochi
Mother	Ukhaa Ujin of the Onggirat

Batu Khan (/ˈbɑːtuː ˈkɑːn/; Mongolian: Бат хаан, Bat hán, Russian: хан Баты́й, khan Batý, Chinese: 拔都 Bá dū, Tatar: Cyrillic Бату хан, Latin Baty xan, Arabic باتو خان; c. 1207–1255), also known as Sain Khan (Mongolian: Good Khan, Сайн хаан, Sain hán) and Tsar Batu, was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, division of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. His ulus was the chief state of the Golden Horde, which ruled Rus', Volga Bulgaria, Cumania, and the Caucasus for around 250 years, after also destroying the armies of Poland and Hungary. "Batu" or "Bat" literally means "firm" in the Mongolian language. After the deaths of Genghis Khan's sons, he became the most respected prince called agha (elder brother) in the Mongol Empire.