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Mamai

Type Figure Region Golden Horde Time c. 1335–1380 Also known as Mamai、Mamai Beg、Мамай、马迈

Mamai (c. 1335–1380) was the most powerful military leader and strongman of the Golden Horde in the mid-14th century, of Nogai origin.

Timeline

  1. 1361–1370Sarai · Golden HordeMamai controlled the court at Sarai by propping up puppet khans, ruling the lower Volga with Nogai cavalry as his mainstay. In the 1362 Battle of Blue Waters the Golden Horde princes were defeated by Grand Duke Algirdas of Lithuania; Mamai nonetheless continued to control the lower Volga and Crimea, and imposed suzerainty and tribute pressure on the Russian principalities.
  2. 1371–1380Nepryadva · Border of the Grand Duchy of MoscowAfter failing to wrest the khanate from Urus Khan, Mamai still tried to subdue Moscow by force. In 1380 he led his army against Grand Duke Dmitry on the field of Kulikovo; after defeat he fled toward Crimea, where he was killed by his subordinates or by Genoese, and his political legacy quickly collapsed.

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