Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia (Mongol Empire)

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia (Mongol Empire) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Most of the Rus' principalities become vassals of the Mongol Golden Horde.

Establishment

January 1242: Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia conquered by mongol empire.

Chronology

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1. Mongol invasions and conquests

Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

1.1.Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

The Mongol Empire invaded and conquered the Kievan Rus' in the mid-13th century.

January 1243: In 1242, Daniel of Galicia captured Kyiv in an attempt to become the Grand Prince of all Rus.

January 1244: The Galician troops were driven out of Kyiv.

January 1254: Danylo was crowned by the papal legate Opizo de Mezzano in Dorohochyn 1253 as the first King of all Rus.