Principality of Smolensk (Golden Horde)

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Was one of the major Principalities that succeeded to the Kievan Rus'. It was centered on Smolensk, in Russia. It was a Mongol vassal from 1243, and from 1261 a vassal of the successor state of the Mongol Empire 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.

January 1327: Expansion of Lithuania by 1326.

3. Conquests of Algirdas

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

January 1356: Expansion of Lithuania by 1355.

January 1360: Expansion of Lithuania by 1359.

4. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1271: The Principality of Obolensk was established around 1270.

January 1278: The Mozhaisk Principality separated from the Smolensk principality no later than 1277.

January 1320: Establishment of the Zubtsovsky principality (1318-1460).

January 1341: Expansion of the Grand Duchy of Moscow by 1340.

January 1341: In 1340, the territory of Volost, located on the banks of the Berega River, was purchased from the principality of Novosilsky by the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which was under the rule of Ivan Kalita at the time. This acquisition helped expand Moscow's territory and influence in the region.

January 1344: The Dorogobuzh Principality was a small feudal possession that separated from the Smolensk principality in the 13th century.