Nogai Horde (1330s)

Timeline

1. 1337Steppe from the Sea of Azov to the Dnieper · SteppeAround 1337, the tribes of the Nogai Horde still held the western steppe of the Golden Horde, maintaining independent operational capacity through their nomadic military traditions. They were nominally subject to Özbeg Khan at Sarai but in practice handled their own foreign affairs.
2. 1330–1340Lower Danube and northern Black Sea coast · SteppeThe Nogai Horde controlled strategic routes along the northern Black Sea coast, pressuring the Byzantine Empire and Bulgaria, and both cooperated and competed with the Golden Horde's central authority, making it a force to be reckoned with in 14th-century steppe politics.