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Vasily Bryachislavich
Vasily Bryachislavich (Ivanko Dmitrievich, birth year unknown–1238), posadnik of the Novgorod Republic, defended the border fortress of Torzhok again…
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- 1220–1237Novgorod · NovgorodIvanko Dmitrievich was a boyar of the pro-Vladimir-Suzdal faction and served as posadnik of Novgorod from 1220 to 1229. In 1236, when Alexander Nevsky became prince of Novgorod, his family remained active in the republic's affairs.
- 1238Torzhok · TorzhokFrom February 1238 the Mongol army (Batu and Subutai's main force) besieged Torzhok for two weeks, using catapults and building palisades. Novgorod sent no reinforcements and the garrison was exhausted; on 5 March the city fell, and Ivanko was killed along with boyars Yakin Fronkovich, Gleb Borisovich, Mikhail Moiseyevich, and others.
Sources
- Оборона Торжка https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B6%D0%BA%D0%B0
- Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Kievan_Rus%27