Kingdom of Rus' (Golden Horde)

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Was the name of the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia when Danylo was crowned by the papal legate Opizo de Mezzano in Dorohochyn 1253 as the first King of all Rus. For most of its existence it was a vassal to the Mongol Empire or to its successor in the region, the Golden Horde.

Establishment

January 1261: The Mongol Empire fragmented into four political units: the Golden Horde, the Ilkhanate, the Yuan Dynasty and the Chagatai Khanate.

Chronology

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1. Mongol Civil Wars

Were a series of wars between the successor states of the Mongol Empire.

1.1.Toluid Civil War

Was a war of succession over the Mongol Empire fought between Kublai Khan and his younger brother, Ariq Böke, from 1260 to 1264.

1.1.1.Division of the Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire fragmented into four successor states at the beginning of the Toluid Civil War.

2. Conquests of Gediminas

Expansion during the rule of Gediminas in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

January 1321: Expansion of Lithuania by 1320.

3. Galicia-Volhynia Wars

Were several wars fought in the years 1340-1392 over the succession in the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia.

August 1340: Casimir III of Poland invaded the Principality of Galicia-Volhynia. After four weeks he reached an agreement with local nobles and their leader Dmytro Dedko: in return for their services, local nobles would enjoy protection from the Polish king.

4. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1277: From 1274 to 1276 Leo of Galicia fought a war with the new Lithuanian ruler Traidenis but was defeated, and Lithuania annexed the territory of Black Ruthenia with its city Navahrudak.

January 1281: In 1280, Prince Lev of Galicia-Volhynia defeated Hungary and annexed part of Transcarpathia, including the city of Munkács. This territory was then incorporated into the Kingdom of Rus' under the rule of the Golden Horde.

January 1293: Lublin conquered by the Kingdom of Rus.

January 1296: In 1295, Butigeidis, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, transferred Vaŭkavysk to Galicia-Volhynia in exchange for peace with the Kingdom of Rus' (Golden Horde). This decision was part of the complex political dynamics and power struggles in the region during that time.

January 1303: Yuri I lost Lublin to the Poles in 1302.

January 1316: Expansion of Lithuania by 1315.

January 1326: In 1325, the territory of Pokuttya was conquered by the Kingdom of Poland.