is applied to the western khanate that succeeded the Mongol Empire; the term is now used retrospectively in modern scholarship. The term golden may have been used to refer to the riches of the khanate, or simply the yellow tents used by Mongol commanders. Previously, the Russians had used the term orda to denote the seat of the khan.

Mongol Empire

Ordu or Ordo also means the Mongolian court. In Mongolian, the Government Palace

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