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1185
Unsuccessful expedition of Prince Igor of
Novgorod-Seversk against Polovtsians, basis
of Tale of Igor's Campaign.
1223
First Mongol raid of southern Russia; Mongols
defeat Kievan forces at Battle of Kalka.
1227
Death of Chinggis Khan.
1191-1192
Novgorod signs commercial treaty with Scandi-
navians and Germans.
1237
Mongol invasion of Russia under Batu, Genghis
Khan's grandson, begins.
1196
Novgorod granted the right to select its own prince.
1237-1238
Mongol attacks on northeastern Russia.
ca. 1200
Polovtsians cut the Kiev-Constantinople trading
route.
1237-1246
Reign of Yaroslav, fourth son of Vsevolod III.
1203
Kiev sacked by forces from Smolensk and Cher-
nigov.
1240
Mongols conquer southern Russia, fall of Kiev.
1204
Latin Crusaders capture and sack Constantino-
ple, will rule until 1261.
Mongol Rule and
the Rise of Muscovy
1240-1598
1206
Chinggis (Genghis) Khan assumes command of
the Mongols.
1240
Alexander Nevsky, prince of Novgorod, defeats
Swedes on the Neva River.
1209
First recorded reference to Tver.
1211
Mongols invade China.
1240-1242
Mongols continue attacks in southern Russia,
Poland, and Hungary before withdrawing to
Mongolia to resolve succession crisis.
1212
Death of Grand Duke Vsevolod III of Vladimir-
Suzdal and partition of Vladimir-Suzdal prin-
cipality.
1242
Alexander Nevsky defeats Teutonic knights at
“Battle on the Ice,” at Lake Chud (Peipus).
Grand Prince Yaroslav confirmed in office by
Mongols.
1212-1237
Reign of Yuri II, third son of Vsevolod III.
1218-1221
Mongols conquer Central Asia.
ca. 1243
Formation of the Mongol state known as the
Golden Horde, with northeastern Russia and
Novgorod as tributary states.
1221
Founding of Nizhnii Novgorod on the Volga River.
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