WHOSE HAT IS IT ANYWAY?

Could the crown of the Russian tsar in Moscow have been crafted by the Horde?

Monomakh's cap is presented at the exhibition «Coronation in the Kremlin» © Vladimir Astapkovich/RIA Novosti

Here’s a spoiler—it probably was, but it’s not a confirmed fact. Historians aren't sure if Monomakh's Cap was even any type of headgear, and some speculate that its elements originally adorned a bowl or a stand.

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