Orda Khan

Orda Ichen (c. 1206-1251 CE) is credited with founding the White Horde; he was the eldest son of Jochi and the first grandson of Genghis Khan.

This mainly consisted of the territories between Lake Balkhash and the Volga river; it was in these lands that Orda eventually founded the White Horde.

Güyük Khan ordered Temuge Otchigin, who tried to illegally usurp the throne for himself, to be investigated by Orda and Möngke in c. 1246.

His younger brother, Batu Khan, claimed his authority over the Jochid Hordes in accordance with Orda's wishes.

Orda's forces assaulted the southwestern border of Lithuania, then sacked the cities of Sandomierz and Kraków in April 1241, but were unable to conquer Wrocław (Breslau), the capital of Lower Silesia.

While Orda was preparing a siege on Wrocław, Baidar and Kadan received reports that king Wenceslaus I of Bohemia was two days away with an army of 50,000 soldiers.

Meanwhile, rapid Mongol troops returned to the East (i.e. Central Silesia) and tried to attack Bohemia via Kłodzko Land, but they were stopped at the border.

Together, they quickly passed through Moravia (which was severely looted and devastated), joining with the main Mongolian army in Hungary around the city of Esztergom.