According to
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247–1318),
Genghis Khan's eldest son,
Jochi, had 14 sons. When he died, they inherited their father's dominions as fiefs under the rule of their brothers,
Batu Khan, as supreme
khan and
Orda Khan, who, although the elder of the two, agreed that Batu enjoyed primacy as the Khan of the
Golden Horde (
Jochid Ulus). Orda, along with some of his younger brothers, ruled the eastern wing of the Golden Horde while Batu and others ruled the western wing of it. These
Hordes are known as the "White", "Blue" and "
Gray" (Shaybanid) Hordes in Slavic and Persian historiography. The two main divisions are also known as Batu's Ulus (district) and Orda's Ulus.