Tokhtamysh: The Khan Who Burned Moscow and Defied Timur

After Dmitry Donskoy's victory at Kulikovo in 1380, the Golden Horde seemed broken. But a new khan rose from the steppe: Tokhtamysh, a Chinggisid prince backed by the great conqueror Timur. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Tokhtamysh reunited the Jochid ulus, tricked his way into Moscow in 1382 and burned it to the ground, and then made the fatal mistake of challenging his benefactor. They follow Tokhtamysh's lightning campaign that restored Horde dominance over Russia, his overreach into the Ilkhanate and Central Asia, and Timur's devastating counterstrikes that wrecked Sarai and crippled the Horde for good. This is the story of a khan who rose through cunning and fell through pride, whose ambition reshaped the political map of Eurasia and set the stage for Moscow's eventual independence. #Tokhtamysh #GoldenHorde #JochidUlus #Timur #Moscow #Kulikovo #Sarai #Yarlik #TreasureHunting #BattleOfTheVorskla #Chinggisid #1382 #RussianHistory #MedievalEurasia #SteppeEmpires #MilitaryHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo