Principality of Ryazan

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Was one of the major principalities that succeeded Kievan Rus' in the late 12th century, centered in Ryazan (Russia). It was a Mongol vassal from 1238, and from 1261 a vassal of the successor state of the Mongol Empire in the region, the Golden Horde. In 1456 it finally became a vassal of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Establishment

Chronology

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1. Fragmentation of the Kievan Rus´

Following the death of Mstislav I of Kiev in 1132, the semi-autonomous states of the Kievan Rus' were de facto independent.

2. 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.

2.1.Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

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

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

Disestablishment