Golden Horde

proper noun

A medieval Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire; at its maximum extent covering large parts of modern Russia as well as modern Ukraine.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Golden Horde
  1. historicalA medieval Mongol and later Turkicized khanate established in the 13th century and originating as the northwestern sector of the Mongol Empire; at its maximum extent covering large parts of modern Russia as well as modern Ukraine.

    As the last Khan of the Golden Horde watched in senile befuddlement, the great silver bird issued a terrible battlecry and began to move.

    1970, Norman Spinrad, The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde, Doubleday, →ISBN
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    In that year all the sons of Juchi except Tuka Timur went to assist at the inauguration of Ogotai Khan, and he was left behind in charge of the Golden Horde.

    1880, H. H. Howorth, History of the Mongols: From the 9th to the 19th Century, Longmans, Green, and Company, page 199

Origin

A reference to the gold-hung palace-tent (orda) of the Great Khan, whence all power was derived.

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Translations

Arabic الْقَبِيلَة الذَّهَبِيَّة
  • الْقَبِيلَة الذَّهَبِيَّة (al-qabīla aḏ-ḏahabiyya)the Mongol khanate
Bulgarian Зла́тна орда́
  • Зла́тна орда́ (Zlátna ordá)the Mongol khanate
Chinese Mandarin 金帳汗國 /金帐汗国
  • 金帳汗國 /金帐汗国 (Jīn Zhàng hàn guó)the Mongol khanate
Czech Zlatá horda
  • Zlatá hordathe Mongol khanate
Estonian Kuldhord
  • Kuldhordthe Mongol khanate
Finnish Kultainen orda
  • Kultainen ordathe Mongol khanate
French Horde d'Or
  • Horde d'Orthe Mongol khanate
German Goldene Horde
  • Goldene Hordethe Mongol khanate
Hebrew אורדת הזהב
  • אורדת הזהבthe Mongol khanate
Hindi सुनहरा उर्दू
  • सुनहरा उर्दू (sunahrā urdū)the Mongol khanate
Hungarian Arany Horda
  • Arany Hordathe Mongol khanate
Japanese ジョチ・ウルス, 金帳汗国
  • ジョチ・ウルス (Jochi-Urusu)the Mongol khanate
  • 金帳汗国 (Kin Chō kankoku)the Mongol khanate
Korean 황금 군단, 킵차크 칸국
  • 황금 군단 (Hwanggeum Gundan)the Mongol khanate
  • 킵차크 칸국 (Kipchakeu Kan'guk)the Mongol khanate
Lithuanian Aukso orda, Džučio ulusas
  • Aukso ordathe Mongol khanate
  • Džučio ulusasthe Mongol khanate
Persian اردوی زرین
  • اردوی زرین (orduy-e zarrin)the Mongol khanate
Polish Złota Orda
  • Złota Ordathe Mongol khanate
Portuguese Horda Dourada
  • Horda Douradathe Mongol khanate
Russian Золота́я Орда́
  • Золота́я Орда́ (Zolotája Ordá)the Mongol khanate
Slovak Zlatá horda
  • Zlatá hordathe Mongol khanate
Spanish Horda de Oro
  • Horda de Orothe Mongol khanate
Swedish Gyllene horden
  • Gyllene hordenthe Mongol khanate
Turkish Altın Ordu
  • Altın Orduthe Mongol khanate
Ukrainian Золота́ Орда́
  • Золота́ Орда́ (Zolotá Ordá)the Mongol khanate
Vietnamese Kim Trướng hãn quốc
  • Kim Trướng hãn quốcthe Mongol khanate
Cite this entry
APA

Golden Horde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Horde

MLA

“Golden Horde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Horde. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Golden Horde,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Golden%20Horde.

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