With this upbringing, Batu was a well-trained horseman and skilled in Mongol warfare by the time he reached adulthood. These traits, which are still valued in contemporary Mongolian society, helped create the fearsome war machine that Genghis led across the known world. Mongol children learned to ride practically from birth, and wrestling and archery followed shortly thereafter. The Mongols were a nomadic people that ranged across the steppes, tending to flocks and moving with them by the seasons. Nonetheless, Batu was treated as the grandson of the Great Khan.īatu had the potential to rule the largest appanage in the Mongol Empire.īatu's life would not be a relaxed one just because he was born as a Mongol elite. However, Jochi was born after a rival clan had kidnapped Genghis' wife, Borte, so it was uncertain, perhaps even to Genghis, whether Jochi was really his son.
Batu was the son of Jochi, Genghis' eldest son, and so he was born into the upper echelon of Mongol society. Born in the Saddleīatu was born around 1205 CE, right around the time that the Mongol chieftain Temujin was about to establish himself as ruler of all the Mongols and be proclaimed Genghis Khan (r. Later Batu would serve as the kingmaker of the Mongol Empire, effectively the most powerful man in the empire for a time.
Batu was a skilled Mongol military commander and won battles from China to Persia, although his most famous exploits involve the grand Mongol campaign into Europe from 1236-1241 CE which resulted in the Mongol horde annihilating the armies of Russia, Poland, and Hungary, among others. 1205-1255 CE) was a grandson of Genghis Khan and the founder of the Golden Horde.
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