Sarai, dekat Laut Kaspia, adalah ibu kota Gerombolan Emas.
Sarai (Bahasa Chagatai/Kipchak dan Persia: سرای; juga ditranskripsikan sebagai Saraj atau Saray; "rumah besar" atau "istana")[1] adalah nama dari kemungkinan dua kota di dekat Volga bagian bawah, yang secara berturut-turut menjadi ibu kota efektif dari Konfederasi Cuman-Kipchak dan Gerombolan Emas, sebuah Turko-Mongol.[2] kerajaan yang menguasai sebagian besar Asia Barat Laut dan Eropa Timur, dari abad ke-10 hingga abad ke-14. Ada banyak ketidaksepakatan di antara para ahli tentang korespondensi antara situs-situs arkeologi tertentu.[3]
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