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Siege of Moscow (1238)
Part of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
Date15–20 January 1238
LocationMoscow55°45′20.999″N 37°37′4.001″E / 55.75583306°N 37.61777806°E / 55.75583306; 37.61777806
Result Mongol victory
Belligerents
Mongol Empire Vladimir-Suzdal
Commanders and leaders
Batu Khan Subutai Voivode Filip Nyanka †
Prince Vladimir Yuryevich (POW) Executed
Strength
At least one tumen (10,000) of nomadic cavalry Few hundred militia
Casualties and losses
Moderate
  • Heavy
  • Survivors enslaved
Siege of Moscow (1238) is located in European RussiaSiege of Moscow (1238)class=notpageimage| Location within European Russia
Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' (list)
  • Kalka River (1223)
  • Voronezh River (1237)
  • Ryazan (1237)
  • Kolomna (1238)
  • Moscow (1238)
  • Vladimir (1238)
  • Sit River (1238)
  • Kozelsk (1238)
  • Chernigov (1239)
  • Batu's raid in Ruthenia (1240)
  • Kiev (1240)

    • The Siege of Moscow in January 1238 was a pivotal event in the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' which was a massive military campaign launched by the Mongol Empire against the Eastern Slavic states of Kievan Rus and including present-day Russia and Ukraine and Belarus and The Siege of Moscow was one of the many battles fought during this invasion, which led to the devastating defeat of the Kievan Rus forces and the occupation of the region by the Mongols

    Prelude

    After the destruction of Ryazan on 21 December 1237, Grand Prince Yuri II sent his sons Vsevolod and Vladimir with most of Vladimir-Suzdal army to stop Mongol invaders at Kolomna. There, the Suzdalian army was defeated, and survivors scattered and fled North, to Vladimir and Moscow.

    Siege

    After destruction of Kolomna in January 1238, Prince Vladimir, younger son of Yuri II of Vladimir, fled to Moscow with a small force of survivors. "And the men of Moscow ran away having seen nothing", according to The Chronicle of Novgorod. At the time Moscow was but a fortified village, a trading post "on a crossroads of four rivers". The small, wooden fort was taken after five days of siege.

    Aftermath

    Prince Vladimir was captured and executed two weeks later, before the eyes of the defenders of Vladimir.

    References

    1. "Никифоровская летопись. Никифорівський літопис. Том 35. Литовсько-білоруські літописи". litopys.org.ua. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
    2. Michell, Robert; Shakhmaton, A. A.; Forbes, Nevill; Beazley, C. Raymond (Charles Raymond) (1914). The chronicle of Novgorod, 1016-1471. University of California Libraries. London, Offices of the society.
    3. Grigorjevič., Jan, Vasilij (1991). Batu-kan : istorijski roman. Lobačev, Đorđe., BIGZ). Beograd: Prosveta. ISBN 8607005944. OCLC 438360055.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    4. "Новгородская летопись". krotov.info. Retrieved 2018-02-25.


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