The Golden Horde of Batu has more…

The Golden Horde of Batu has more time and more room for expansion of its territories than any other Mongol khanate.

The Mongols will maintain sovereignty over eastern Russia from 1240 to 1480, and they control the upper Volga area, the territories of the former Volga Bulgar state, Siberia, the northern Caucasus, Bulgaria (for a time), the Crimea, and Khwarezm.

By applying the principle of indirect rule, the Golden Horde Mongols will be able to preserve the Mongol ruling class and the local dynasties for more than two hundred years.

The influence that the Golden Horde Mongols come to have over medieval Russia and other area is immense and lasting.

They play a role in unifying the future Russian state, provide new political institutions, influence imperial visions, and, through indirect rule, facilitate the appearance of a Muscovite autocracy.