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1. Batu Khan

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   Batu Khan was born into the Borjigin clan, though his early life remains somewhat obscure, overshadowed by the more prominent military figures of the early Mongol expansion. His father, Jochi, was the eldest son of Genghis Khan but frequently suffered from the emotional distance of his father, a situation which perhaps predisposed Batu to greater military ambition. Batu was raised within the tradition of steppe martial excellence, steeped in the laws of the Yassa.
   It is widely accepted among modern numismatists that Batu's earliest surviving coinage, minted shortly after t…