Since the crushing defeat of the Golden Horde at the hands of the Timurid armies, their empire has fractured into a number of successor states. Making their princes both relatively safe and able to grow rich. More importantly their princes have often acted as collectors for the Khans of the Golden Hordes. Located in the relatively fertile Opolye, Muscovy has a stronger internal economy than many other principalities. While the Grand Principality of Muscovy is not the oldest of these states it has recently grown to be the strongest.
The Tatars have been ever present in Russian politics, collecting tribute, taxes and acting as kingmakers in the Christian states. At the end of 1444 Russia is divided in a number of principalities, all of whom have for a long time lived in the shadow of the Tatar Golden Horde.
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