Sartaq Khan' (or Sartak, Sartach, , ; died 1257) was the son of
Batu Khan and his senior wife
Boraqchin of Alchi Tatar.
[Rashid al-Din - Universal History, see: ''Tale of Jochids''] Boraqchin acted as
regent
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Dowager before Sartaq eventually succeeded Batu as the
khan of the
Golden Horde
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Reign
In 1252,
Alexander Nevsky met with Sartaq at
Sarai. Alexander received ''yarlyk'' (license) to become
Grand Duke of Vladimir in vassalage to the Mongol Khanate. According to
Lev Gumilev he became Sartaq's ''anda'' (sworn brother, akin to
blood brother) and an adopted son of Batu Khan.
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His reign as khan of the Golden Horde was short-lived. He died in 1256 before returning from Great Khan Möngke's court in Mongolia
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, less than one year after his father, probably having been poisoned by his uncles Berke and Berkhchir. Sartaq was succeeded by Ulaqchi briefly in 1257, before his uncle Berke succeeded to the throne. It is not clear whether Ulaqchi was his brother or his son.
Sartaq's daughter Feodora (or Theothiure) was the wife of Gleb Vasilkovich, first Prince Belozersky of Beloozero and Rostov, a grandson of Konstantin of Rostov. Their daughter Maria Glebovna Belozerskaya married Daniel Alexandrovich (the son of Alexander Nevsky), and was the mother of Ivan Kalita.
See also
* List of khans of the Golden Horde
Books
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References
External links
Michael Marcotte: Marcotte Genealogy - Khan genealogy chart
(shows part of Sartaq's family; Sartaq is called ''Sartuk Khan of the Blue Horde'')
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Year of birth missing
1256 deaths
Khans of the Golden Horde
Converts to Christianity from pagan religions
13th-century monarchs in Europe
Mongol Empire Christians