Battle of the Kalka River
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The Battle of the Kalka River was fought between the Mongol Empire, whose armies were led by Jebe and Subutai, and a coalition of several Rus' principalities, including Kiev and Galicia-Volhynia, and
Mongol horse archers
Daniel of Galicia and Mstislav Mstislavich with their troops (illustration from the 16th century)
A view of the Dnieper River and the surrounding area
Köten
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Köten was a Cuman–Kipchak chieftain and military commander active in the mid-13th century. He forged an important alliance with the Kievan Rus' against the Mongols but was ultimately defeated by them
Battle of the Kalka River
…whose armies were led by Jebe and Subutai, and a coalition of several Rus' principalities, including Kiev and Galicia-Volhynia, and the Cumans under Köten. They were under the joint command of Mstislav the Bold and Mstislav III of Kiev. The battle was fought on May 31, 1223 on the banks of the Kalka River…
Statue of Köten in Karcag, Hungary
First Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241–1242. The Tatars are dressed in Cuman clothes with sabers. (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)