battle of the Sit River

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The Battle of the Sit River was a 1238 clash during the Mongol invasion of Rus' in which Batu Khan’s forces decisively defeated the army of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality, leading to the death of Grand Prince Yuri II and the consolidation of Mongol dominance in the region.

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Battle of the Sit River 2
battle of the Sit River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Mongol Empire ⓘ
Vladimir-Suzdal principality ⓘ
casualties heavy losses for Vladimir-Suzdal forces ⓘ
combatantStrength Mongol cavalry army ⓘ
Vladimir-Suzdal princely host ⓘ
commander Batu Khan ⓘ
Subutai ⓘ
Yuri II of Vladimir ⓘ
conflictOf Mongol invasion of Rus' ⓘ
consequence collapse of organized resistance in Vladimir-Suzdal ⓘ
consolidation of Mongol dominance over northeastern Rus' ⓘ
death of Grand Prince Yuri II of Vladimir ⓘ
date 4 March 1238 ⓘ
followedBy Mongol advance into northern Rus' territories ⓘ
historicalEra Mongol invasion of Eastern Europe ⓘ
involvedPoliticalEntity Golden Horde (emerging) ⓘ
linked to: Golden Horde

Grand Principality of Vladimir ⓘ
locatedIn Rus' ⓘ
northeastern Rus' ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Russia ⓘ
notableDeath Yuri II of Vladimir ⓘ
outcome decisive Mongol victory ⓘ
partOf Mongol conquest of the principalities of Rus' ⓘ
place Sit River ⓘ
linked to: Sym River
precededBy Siege of Vladimir (1238) ⓘ
result Mongol victory ⓘ
year 1238 ⓘ

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Yuri II of Vladimir → causeOfDeath → battle of the Sit River ⓘ
Yuri II of Vladimir → notableBattle → Battle of the Sit River ⓘ
linked to: battle of the Sit River
Rus'-Mongol conflicts → hasPart → Battle of the Sit River ⓘ
linked to: battle of the Sit River