Editing Golden Horde (section)

=== Khanate of Kazan (1445) ===

Ulugh Muhammad ousted Dawlat Berdi from Crimea. At the same time, the khan [[Hacı I Giray]] fled to Lithuania to ask Vytautas for support. In 1426, Ulugh Muhammad contributed troops to Vytautas' war against [[Pskov]]. Despite the Golden Horde's greatly reduced status, both [[Yury of Zvenigorod]] and [[Vasily Kosoy]] still visited Ulugh Muhammad's court in 1432 to request a grand ducal patent. A year later, Ulugh Muhammad lost the throne to [[Sayid Ahmad I]], a son of [[Tokhtamysh]]. Ulugh Muhammad fled to the town of [[Belyov]] on the upper [[Oka River]], where he came into conflict with [[Grand Duchy of Moscow|Moscow]]. [[Vasily II of Moscow]] attempted to drive him out but was defeated at the [[Battle of Belyov]]. Ulugh Muhammad became master of Belyov. Ulugh Muhammad continued to exert influence on Moscow, occupying Gorodets in 1444. Vasily II even wanted him to issue him a patent for the throne, but Ulugh Muhammad attacked him instead at [[Murom]] in 1445. On 7 July, Vasily II was defeated and taken prisoner by Ulugh Muhammad at the [[Battle of Suzdal]]. Despite his victory, Ulugh Muhammad's situation was pressed. The Golden Horde was no more, he had barely 10,000 soldiers, and thus could not press the advantage against Moscow. A few months later he released Vasily II for a ransom of 25,000 rubles. Unfortunately, Ulugh Muhammad was murdered by his son, [[Mäxmüd of Kazan]], who fled to the middle Volga region and founded the [[Khanate of Kazan]] in 1445.{{sfn|Vernadsky|1953|pp=296–319}} In 1447, Mäxmüd sent an army against Moscow but was repelled.{{sfn|Vernadsky|1953|p=329}}