Sarai

(noun)

The new capital of the Mongol Empire in the southern part of Kievan Rus'.

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Examples of Sarai in the following topics:

  • The Mongol Threat

    • The Mongols, also known as the Tatars, built their new capital, Sarai, in the south along the Volga River.
    • Around 1259 this tribute was organized into a census that was enforced by the locals Rus' princes on a regular schedule, collected, and taken to the capital of Sarai for the Mongol leaders.

  • Ivan I and the Rise of Moscow

    • One of the most lasting accomplishments of Ivan I was to petition the Khan based in Sarai to designate his son, who would become Simeon the Proud, as the heir to the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir.
    • Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde, sat to the southeast, while Moscow (not visible on this map) was tucked up in the northern forests of Vladimir-Suzdal.