The first Mongol attempt to capture Kievan territories occurred in 1223 at the Battle of the Kalka River. The Mongol forces began a heavy military campaign on Kievan Rus' in 1237 under the rule of Batu Khan. Kiev was sacked and taken in 1240, starting a long era of Mongol rule in the region.
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Today in European history: the Mongols sack Kyiv (1240). A Mongolian army sacks one of the largest cities in Eastern Europe and hastens the collapse of the Rus' ...
May 1, 2015 · Eight hundred years ago the Mongols attacked Kiev and destroyed the city; today it ... “Mongols Sack Kiev: December 5, 1240.” Russian Life, no. 53 ...
Nov 20, 2023 · In 1240, the Mongols, led by Batu Khan, captured and sacked Kyiv, the capital of the Kievan Rus. After the conquest, the Mongols established the ...
In 1223, the Kievan Russian army faced a Mongol raiding party at the Kalka River and was soundly defeated. In 1240 the Mongols sacked the city of Kiev and then ...
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The city had previously been sieged by the Pechenegs in 968, been repeatedly campaigned against by the Polish during the 11th century and finally was sacked by ...
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Mar 19, 2022 · But no invasion of Kyiv was worst than when the Mongols sacked the city in 1240. The invasion killed 96% of the population and left the city ...
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