THE ROLE OF THE YASAWIYYA AND KUBRĀWIYYA ORDERS IN THE ISLAMIZATION OF THE GOLDEN HORDE
Journal: Türk Kültürü ve HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ Araştırma Dergisi
Year: 2023

The Golden Horde was founded in 1241 by Batu Khān, the grandson of Chingghis Khān. People of all religions lived in the vast geography of this state, whose borders stretched from the Dniester River in the west to the Irtysh River in the east. From the middle of the 13th century, ṣūfī orders began preaching in the Golden Horde, and in the middle of the 14th century, most people, including the ruling class, converted to Islam. Islam begun to dominate the life of the people and the functioning of t