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Mongol invasion of Rus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1531 words)
The Mongol Invasion of Russia was an invasion of the medieval state of Kievan Rus' by a large army of nomadic Mongols, starting in 1223.
As the story goes, at the news of the Mongol approach, the whole town of Kitezh with all its inhabitants was submerged into a lake, where, as legend has it, it may be seen to this day.
The influence of the Mongol invasion on the territories of Kievan Rus' was uneven.
Mongol invasion of Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2389 words)
The Mongol invasions of Europe were centered in their destruction of the Rus states, especially Kiev.
Subsequently they invaded Hungary and Poland, the former invasion commanded by Batu Khan, a grandson of Ghengis Khan, and the latter a diversion commanded by Kadu, also a grandson of Ghengis Khan, though both invasions were masterminded by Subutai, who also masterminded the Russian campaign.
Ironically, the European invasions were a third theater of operations, second to both the Middle East and Song China.
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