Yuriy II (Юрий II), also known as Georgy II of Vladimir or Georgy II Vsevolodovich (1189 - 1238), was the 4th Grand Prince of Vladimir (1212-16, 1218-38) who presided over Vladimir-Suzdal at the time of the Mongol invasion of Russia. Events January 21 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade September 3- Richard I of England is crowned as king of England. ... // Events In the Iberian peninsula, James I of Aragon captures the city of Valencia September 28 from the Moors; the Moors retreat to Granada. ... The title Grand Prince (Latin, Magnus Princeps; German, Großfürst, Finnish Suuriruhtinas, Swedish Storfurste, Lithuanian Didysis kunigaikÅ¡tis, Russian Великий князь Velikii kniaz) ranks in honour below Emperor and Tsar but higher than a sovereign Prince (Fürst) or Royal Prince. ... Population 358,000 (census 2004) Time zone Moscow: UTC+3 Latitude/Longitude 56°09′ N 40°25′ E Vladimir (Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. ... Vladimir-Suzdal Principality, Vladimir-Suzdal Rus (Владимирско-Суздальская Русь), or Vladimir-Suzdal Grand Duchy (Влади́миро-Су́здальское кня́жество) was one of major principalities within the Kievan Rus and after its collapse. ... 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. ...

The third and best-loved son of Vsevolod III, he first distinguished himself in the battles against Ryazan in 1208. His father wanted Yury to inherit Rostov and his elder brother Konstantin to succeed him in Vladimir. The latter, however, declared that he would rule both towns or nothing at all. Thereupon Vsevolod disinherited Konstantin and passed the throne to Yury. Vsevolod III Yuriyevich, or Vsevolod the Big Nest (also: Vsevolod the Large Nest) (Всеволод III Юрьевич Большое Гнездо in Russian) (1154-1212), Grand Prince of Kiev (1173), Prince of Pereyaslavl (1176-1177), Grand Prince of Vladimir (1177-1212). ... Ryazan (Ряза́нь) is a city in Central Russia federal district, the administrative center of the Ryazan Oblast. ... Events Philip of Swabia King of Germany and rival Holy Roman Emperor to Otto IV, assassinated June 21 in Bamberg by German Count Otto of Wittelsbach because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage. ... Rostov (Russian: Росто́в; Old Norse: Rostofa) is one of the oldest towns in Russia and an important tourist centre of the so called Golden ring. ... Konstantin Vsevolodovich (May 18, 1186 - February 2, 1218) was the eldest son of Vsevolod the Big Nest. ...

Mongols under the walls of Vladimir.

After Vsevolod's death, Konstantin allied himself with Mstislav the Bold and defeated Yury and his other brothers on the Lipitsa River. Having gained Vladimir, Konstantin sent Yury to rule Rostov and Yaroslavl. Two years later Konstantin died, and Yury was allowed to return to Vladimir. ImageMetadata File history File links Vladimir_mongols. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Vladimir_mongols. ... Mstislav Romanovich the Old (Мстислав Романович Старый in Russian) (? - 1223), Prince of Pskov (1179 - ?), Smolensk (1197 - ?), Belgorod (1206), Galich (? - ?) and Grand prince of Kiev (1212-1223). ... Population 358,000 (census 2004) Time zone Moscow: UTC+3 Latitude/Longitude 56°09′ N 40°25′ E Vladimir (Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. ... Yaroslavl (Russian: ) is a city in Russia, an administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 km NE of Moscow at 57°37′ N 39°51′ E The historical part of the city is located at confluence of Volga and Kotorosl. ...

During his reign in Vladimir, Yury waged several wars against Volga Bulgaria and founded the fortress of Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga River, to secure the area from Bulgarian attacks. He installed his younger brother Yaroslav in Novgorod. When the Mongols first approached Russia in 1223 he sent a small unit against them, but it arrived too late to take part in the disastrous Battle of the Kalka River. Volga Bulgaria or Volga-Kama Bolghar, is a historic state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers in what is now the Russian Federation. ... Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: Ни́жний Но́вгород), colloquially shortened as Nizhny and also transliterated into English as Nizhniy Novgorod or Nizhni Novgorod, is the fourth largest city of the Russian Federation, ranking after Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk. ... Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning) Length 3,690 km Elevation of the source 225 m Average discharge 8,000 m³/s Area watershed 1. ... Yaroslav II (Feodor) (Ярослав II (Феодор) Всеволодович) (1190–1246) grand prince of Novgorod (1215–1236, with breaks), Kiev (1236–?) and Vladimir (1238–?). He was son of Vsevolod the Big Nest. ... Velikiy Novgorod (Но́вгород) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the highway (and railway) connecting Moscow and St Petersburg. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ... Events August 6 - Louis VIII is crowned King of France. ... Battle of Kalka River (31st May, 1223 N.S.) was the first military engagement between the Mongol armies of Genghis Khan and the East Slavic warriors. ...

When the Mongols returned in 1237, Yury treated their envoys with disdain. Likewise, he didn't help Ryazan when Batu Khan laid siege to that city. His own capital, however, was the next in line. Yury's sons were soundly defeated near Kolomna, and Yury himself could barely escape to Yaroslavl. His wife Agatha (Mikhail of Kiev's sister) and all his family died in Vladimir, when a church where they had sought refuge from the fire collapsed. Events Thomas II of Savoy becomes count of Flanders. ... Batu Khan (Russian: Batyi, Батый) (c. ... Kolomna (Russian: Коломна) is an ancient Russian town, founded in 1177 on the Moskva River and Oka River. ... Mikhail Vsevolodovich (Михаил Всеволодович in Russian) (1179? - September 20, 1246), Prince of Novgorod (a few times in the 1220s), Chernigov (1223-1238), Galich (1234) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1238-1239). ...

Yury himself was killed on March 4, 1238 in the Battle of the Sit' River, whereby vast Mongol hordes defeated the army of Vladimir-Suzdal. March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... // Events In the Iberian peninsula, James I of Aragon captures the city of Valencia September 28 from the Moors; the Moors retreat to Granada. ... Vladimir-Suzdal Principality, Vladimir-Suzdal Rus (Владимирско-Суздальская Русь), or Vladimir-Suzdal Grand Duchy (Влади́миро-Су́здальское кня́жество) was one of major principalities within the Kievan Rus and after its collapse. ...

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