Batu moves into central Russia in 1238 …
Years: 1238 - 1238
February
Batu moves into central Russia in 1238 to subdue the Western Russian principalities.
Besieging Vladimir, he finally overruns it on February 8, 1238.
A great fire destroys thirty-two limestone buildings on the first day alone, while the family of Grand Prince Yuri II perishes in a church where they had sought refuge from the flames.
The grand prince himself manages to escape.
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- Slavs, East
- Rus' people
- Pskov, Principality of (Pskov Republic)
- Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of
- Chernigov (Chernihiv), Principality of
- Smolensk, Principality of
- Turov and Pinsk, Principality of
- Mongols
- Novgorod Republic
- Ryazan, Principality of
- Vladimir-Suzdal, Great Principality of
- Galicia–Volhynia, Principality of
- Mongol Empire
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Years: 1238 - 1238
February
Locations
People
Groups
- Slavs, East
- Rus' people
- Pskov, Principality of (Pskov Republic)
- Kievan Rus', or Kiev, Great Principality of
- Chernigov (Chernihiv), Principality of
- Smolensk, Principality of
- Turov and Pinsk, Principality of
- Mongols
- Novgorod Republic
- Ryazan, Principality of
- Vladimir-Suzdal, Great Principality of
- Galicia–Volhynia, Principality of
- Mongol Empire
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions