Daniel of Galicia's machinations against this state ended when its ruler forced him to rip down his city's walls, and the remnants of this state were defeated in the Great Standing on the Ugra.
Daniel of Galicia's machinations against this state ended when its ruler forced him to rip down his city's walls, and the remnants of this state were defeated in the Great Standing on the Ugra. Forces under this empire's most famous ruler annihilated Bela IV's Magyar troops at the Battle of Mohi, while it was formally united by an Islamic convert named Berke from constituent (*) "White" and "Blue" divisions. It fought at Terek against the Ilkhanate, saw its general Mamai trounced at Kullikovo by Dimitry Donskoy, and experienced a resurgence until Tamerlane defeated its ruler Tokhtamysh. Ruled from Sarai by its founder Batu Khan, for 10 points, name this Mongol empire whose name may derive from the metallic gleam of its grand pavilions.
Daniel of Galicia's machinations against this state ended when its ruler forced him to rip down his city's walls, and the remnants of this state were defeated in the Great Standing on the Ugra.
The {Golden Horde} [or the {Kipchak Khanate}; or {Ulus} of {Jochi}; prompt on “{Blue Horde}” and “{Mongols}” before mentioned]