| โ | I am Tokhtamysh Khan, of the blood of Genghis Khan and the rightful ruler of the Golden Horde! Landless and friendless, all I have left is my tale. | โ |
| —Outro of A Titan Amongst Mortals | ||
Tokhtamysh Khan is a hero unit in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. It is based on the eponymous Khan of the Blue Horde, descended from Genghis Khan's grandson, Tuqa-Timur, and briefly unified the White Horde and Blue Horde subdivisions of the Golden Horde into a single state.
He has a appearance of an Elite Keshik. He is available only in the Scenario Editor.
Campaign appearances[]
Historical Battles[]
- Bapheus In the co-op version, Orhan is a renamed Tokhtamysh. He assist Osman is establishing the Ottoman Sultanate in western Anatolia.
Tamerlane[]
- Amir of Transoxiana: Tokhtamysh leads his followers to the north of Samarkhand. He will take over control of the White Horde once Urus Khan is killed. He is controlled by player B in the co-op mode.
- Gurkhan of Persia: Tokhtamysh leads the Golden Horde in the north. After enough of Persia is conquered, he will betray Tamerlane and his troops will attack the Timurids, while he personally leaves the region.
He's also the main enemy in the third scenario Harbinger of Destruction, although he doesn't appear personally. He also serves as narrator of the campaign.
Jadwiga[]
- Vytautas' Crusade: Tokhtamysh strikes a pact with Vytautas, helping him conquer Tatar held Ruthenian lands. After establishing local control alongside Vytautas, he will lead his own Tatar forces in the west.
- The Fruits of Her Labor: Tokhtamysh's son Jalal ad-din is a renamed Tokhtamysh. He leads a mercenary group that can be bought to participate in the final battle.
Trivia[]
- In 1397, Tokhtamysh and Vytautas signed a treaty which confirmed the latter as the rightful ruler of Ruthenian lands that were once part of the Golden Horde, and now belonged to Lithuania, in exchange for military assistance, which appeared in the fifth scenario of the Jadwiga campaign.
- In year 1406 AD, Tokhtamysh Khan died fighting against Edigu, also known as ฤฐdegรคy, one of Tamerlane's generals and founder of the Nogai Horde. Edigu makes an appearance in Harbinger of Destruction and Vytautas' Crusade, betraying Tokhtamysh in the former and fighting against him in the latter.
- Despite being modified as a Keshik, Tokhtamysh will not generate gold when attacking units.
- Tokhtamysh is also mentioned as the leader of the Golden Horde in the Hold Against the Horde scenario of the The Rise of Moscow campaign in Age of Empires IV, but does not appear himself as a unit in-game.
Gallery[]
Illustration of Tokhtamysh Khan in Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible
