Mongol invasion of Europe
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From the 1220s to the 1240s, the Mongols conquered the Turkic states of Volga Bulgaria, Cumania and Iranian state of Alania, and various principalities in Eastern Europe. Following this, they began th
Mongol invasion of Europe 1236–1242
Yaroslav II returns to Vladimir after Mongol destruction, miniature from the Kazan Chronicle
The Mongol army captures a city, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible
Henry II the Pious, who lost his life at the Battle of Legnica, 19th-century painting by Jan Matejko
Mongol conquests
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The Mongol conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which by 1260 covered a significant portion of Eurasia. At its
A 1278 portrait of Genghis Khan
14th-century depiction of Mongol warriors in lamellar armour, on Mongolian ponies and using unique cavalry techniques, pursuing their enemy.
Battle of Vâliyân (Spring of 1221) during the invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire
The Battle of Legnica took place during the first Mongol invasion of Poland.