After the Mongol Iron Horse entered Europe, it established a powerful Golden Horde and ruled over large areas of present-day Russia. Later, the Muscovite Principality rose up, overthrew the Golden Horde, and developed into a powerful Tsarist Empire. Some people believe that the Muscovite Principality is a vassal state of the Golden Horde, similar to the relationship between China and Korea, so is this really the case?
Golden Horde
The Golden Horde, also known as the Khanate of Chincha, was one of the four great khanates of the Great Mongol State.
The founders were Genghis Khan's eldest son Shuchi and grandson Batu. The territory is very large, from Lake Balkhash, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea in the south, and to the vicinity of the Arctic Circle in the north. This area already encompasses a large area of land in today's Russia. Later, the country was overthrown by the Muscovite Principality, leaving the Mongols without domination of Europe.
As for the relationship between the Golden Horde and the Muscovite Principality, many people believe that the relationship between the Muscovite Principality and the Golden Horde is a vassal relationship, just like the Ming Dynasty and Korea, in fact, this statement is very one-sided. According to many historical sources, the Golden Horde had direct jurisdiction over the Muscovite Principality.
Principality of Moscow
Before the Mongols entered Europe, there was a great power in the region of present-day Russia called the Grand Duchy of Vladimir. In 1212, after the death of Grand Duke Vladimir, Vladimir,Fershevolord, the land was divided among his children and grandchildren, forming more than a dozen small states, such as Vladimir-Suzdal, Rostov, Tver, Moscow, Yaroslavl, and Pereiaslavl, which fought with each other.
Later, the "elders" of the royal family were stationed in the city of Vladimir, inheriting the title of "Grand Duke of Vladimir", which evolved into an unstable feudal political union under the rule of the "elder" Grand Duke Vladimir. In the spring of 1238, after the Mongols entered Europe, the title of "Grand Duke of Vladimir" was retained, but in fact it was used by the Golden Horde to administer the inhabitants of the jurisdiction.
For example, after the establishment of the Golden Horde, the northern Rus' cities, including Moscow, were not directly ruled by the khanate, but were nominally under the leadership of the Khanate's Grand Duke Vladimir, and the Daru Huachi sent by the Mongol Khanate was used to collect taxes.
Under this system of administration, the relationship between the Golden Horde and the Grand Duchy of Moscow was not a vassal relationship, but a relationship of superior and subordinate. For the administration of the Muscovite Principality, the Golden Horde had a great say, not only to collect taxes, but also to change the Golden Horde at will if the head of the Grand Duchy of Moscow did not obey.
The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and Korea was a kind of vassal relationship, and when the DPRK appointed the chief official, it was enough to inform the Ming Dynasty. In addition, although Korea paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, the amount of tribute could be determined by Korea, which was completely different from the Golden Horde's tax collection in the Muscovite Principality.
The upper echelons of the Muscovite Principality were related to a woman.
The early lord of the Muscovite principality, Yuri? Danilovich gave his daughter Konchahei to the Golden Horde Yue, that is, Behan, as his wife, and thus became a relative of the emperor and gained the trust of the state. In Yuri? At the instigation of Danilovich, the Golden Horde also sent troops to defeat the main rival of the Muscovite principality, the city of Tver.
Later, to Ivan? When Kalita was the lord of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, he even won the title of Grand Duke of Vladimir and became the spokesman of the Mongol Khanate in all Rus's affairs, collecting taxes for the Mongols.
In the process of collecting taxes, the Muscovite Principality became stronger and gradually unified the Northeast Rus' region, laying the foundation for the future Russian state. Finally, the Muscovite Principality overthrew the rule of the Golden Horde and established the powerful Tsarist Empire. 【Author:Daily Kanji】