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Name: First Mongol Invasion of Poland

Type: Event

Start: 1240 AD

End: 1242 AD

Parent: Mongol Invasions of Poland

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The Mongol Invasion of Poland from late 1240 to 1241 culminated in the battle of Legnica, where the Mongols defeated an alliance which included forces from fragmented Poland and their allies.

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  • November 1240: The Mongol Invasion of Poland in 1240-1241 was led by Batu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan. The fragmented Polish forces, led by Duke Henry II the Pious of Silesia, were defeated at the Battle of Legnica. This invasion was part of the larger Mongol Empire's campaign of conquest in Europe.
  • January 1242: News that the Grand Khan Ögedei had died the previous year along with disagreements between the Mongol princes Batu, Guyuk, and Buri caused the descendants of the Grand Khan to return to the Mongol capital of Karakorum, leaving the Polish territories they had occupied.
  • January 1241: The Principality of Vorgol was destroyed during the Mongol invasion.

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