the North Caucasus, armed conflicts between the lowlanders and the Golden Horde broke out. This would eventually lead to the large scale uprising of the North Caucasians, also known as the Dedyakov rebellion a year later in 1278. In 1327, a large uprising broke out in the North Caucasus, in which the commander of the Mongol army, Hassan, was killed. Durdzuk reconquest of the plane Background During the period known as the "Great troubles" in the Golden Horde, uprisings, civil wars and assassinations of Khans caused great instablity in the empire. According to folklore, this is where Khour's rebellion starts. Prelude After gathering the Mekhk-Khetasho (National assembly) in western Chechnya, completing the tasks given to him by the elders ("Syirs"), Khour II, also known as Gayur Khan or Kair Khan, was chosen the leader of the Vaynakh nation, afterwhich he gathered a nation wide militia, which was funded by the Kingdom of Georgia, who supplied the armies with horses and handworkers. In folklore According to popular Chechen folklore, after having gathered his army, Khour II descended down from the mountains and took control over the two economic centers of the North Caucasus: Chir-Yurt, followed by Khunzakh. Then, he advanced north and ambushed the warlord Mamai on the Terek River. This forced him to retreat to the fortress Tatar-Tup, which was then besieged by Khour's army. After a long siege, the Chechen army won, forcing Mamai to flee to the city Madzhar, which was then attacked and mostly destroyed by Khour's troops, afterwhich Mamai fled north. Khour hunted him and his army down, where they defeated several Nogai and Oirat garrisons not far from the Kuma River. In history A story about an army of "Lam Kersts" (Chechen: "Mountain Christians") was mentioned in a manuscpript by the Russian-Tatar general Sultan Kazi-Girey. It states that an army of "Lam Kersts" besieged the fortress Tatar-Tup and defeated Mamai, forcing him to flee. Then it states that the same army marched to the Kuma River and attacked Nogai and Oirat garrisons, doing "great damage to them". The manuscript also states that Khour's reconquest of the plane was between 1361-1362. The legend of Khour II is also evidenced by archeological finds, as Golden Horde minted coins ceased to exist after the year 1362, but resurfaced in 1380, with the reign of Tokhtamysh, who was the ally of Khour II. Aftermath The successful reconquest of the