Batu Khan

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ᠪᠠᠲᠤ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ Ögedei Khagan Batu
Khan
Batu depicted by Rashid al-Din
Khan of the Golden Horde Western Half (Blue Horde)
Reign	1227–1255
Coronation	1224/25 or 1227
Predecessor	Jochi
Successor	Sartak
Born	c. 1205 Khamag Mongol
Died	1255 (aged 49–50) Sarai Batu, Golden Horde
Consort	Boraqchin Khatun
Issue	Sartak Toqoqan
House	Borjigin
Dynasty	Jochids
Father	Jochi
Mother	Ukhaa Ujin of the Onggirat
Religion	Tengrism

Batu Khan (c. 1205–1255)^{[note 1]} was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus a grandson of Genghis Khan. His ulus ruled over the Kievan Rus', Volga Bulgaria, Cumania, and the Caucasus for around 250 years.
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