Mongol Empire · BATTLE SITE ·
Siege of Ryazan (1237)
On the Mongol Empire map as “Ryazan”
21 Dec 1237 — The first Rus city falls after five days, in midwinter — the season the Rus thought impossible for war and the Mongols chose on purpose, riding the frozen rivers like roads. “And not an eye remained open to weep for the dead,” writes the chronicler.
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- Mongol invasion of Europe (chapter 6 of Mongol Empire)
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- The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
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