Mongols Take Kiev
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Barbarians, Nomads
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Asian History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Russia, Europe, Ukraine
- Date: December 6, 1240
Article abstract: Mongols take Kiev, capturing the Rus’ capital as part of the Mongol conquest of European Russia between 1236 and 1240.
Summary of Event
In 1234-1235, a Mongol quriltai, or council of clan leaders, approved ambitious plans for the conquest of the Sung empire in southern China, Korea, the Middle East, and Europe. Batu, son of Jochi and grandson of Ghengis Khan, was appointed the nominal head of the latter campaign. Kazakhstan and the yet unconquered lands to the west had been earlier bequeathed to Jochi by his father, Ghengis...
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