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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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