1. Daniel of Galicia submits at Sarai

    · Sarai Batu, Lower Volga, present-day Astrakhan Oblast, Russia

    Daniel of Galicia submits at Sarai
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    Daniel of Galicia visited Batu at Sarai and submitted for confirmation of his office, demonstrating Batu's lower-Volga court authority over Rus' princes. The precise archaeological location of Batu's Sarai is debated; coordinates use the conventional Selitrennoye site.

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