Principality of Ryazan (Golden Horde)

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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

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. Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars

Were a series of wars between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow (later the Tsardom of Russia).

2.1.Lithuanian annexion of Smolensk

Was a war between Moscow and Lithuania that included figths on the Ugra river and the Lithuanian annexion of Smolensk.

January 1403: Vasily hesitated until Vytautas advanced on Pskov. Alarmed by Lithuania's continuing expansion, Vasily sent an army to aid the Pskovians against his father-in-law. The Russian and Lithuanian armies met near the Ugra River.

February 1403: The commander didn't ventured to commit his troops to battle. A peace ensued, whereby Vytautas kept Smolensk.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1354: In 1353, Lopasnya was incorporated into the Principality of Ryazan, which was under the rule of the Golden Horde at the time. This transfer of territory was a result of political and military agreements between the rulers of Ryazan and the Golden Horde.

January 1382: Tula (Тула, Russia) was conquered by Ryazan from the Mongols but at some point reconquered back by the Mosvoites.

January 1382: In 1381, the territory of Meshchera (Мещёрская) was purchased by the Grand Duchy of Moscow from local princes.

January 1453: Ulugh Muhammad was a prominent ruler of the Golden Horde. His son, Qasim Khan, sought refuge in Moscow and was granted land by Vasily II, establishing the Qasim Khanate in 1452. This territory was located in the modern-day Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.