The Mongol Empire invaded and conquered much of the Kievan Rus' in the mid-13th century, sacking numerous cities such as Ryazan, Yaroslavl, Pereyaslavl and Vladimir, including the largest: Kiev and Ch
The Mongol invasion of Europe, 1236–1242
The quriltay of Mongol princes prior to the Russian campaign of 634 (1236 CE). Jami al-Tawarikh, late 14th century (Asiatic Society, D.31, Folio 20 verso)
Siege of Ryazan in December 1237
The sacking of Suzdal by Batu Khan in February 1238, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible
Batu Khan
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Batu Khan was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire established after Genghis Khan's demise. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus officially a grandson of Genghis
Batu Khan depicted by Rashid al-Din
Destruction of the capital of Vladimir-Suzdal by Mongol armies. From the medieval Russian annals
Béla IV flees from Mohi, detail from Chronicon Pictum