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Muscovite–Mongol Wars

1380 CE – 1480 CE · 100 years

Moscow's century-long struggle to throw off Mongol suzerainty. Dmitry Donskoy's victory at Kulikovo in 1380 was the first major defeat of the Horde, and Ivan III's 'Great Stand on the Ugra River' in 1480 ended Mongol overlordship forever.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Grand Duchy of Moscow
  • Golden Horde

Key moments

Defining events in the Muscovite–Mongol Wars.

  1. 1380 Battle of Kulikovo
  2. 1382 Tokhtamysh's sack of Moscow
  3. 1480 Great Stand on the Ugra River

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1380 CE and 1480 CE.

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