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Vasily Bryachislavich

Type Figure Region Novgorod Time c. 1200–1238 Also known as Ivanko Dmitrievich、Иванко Дмитрович、posadnik Ivanko、伊万科·德米特里耶维奇

Vasily Bryachislavich (Ivanko Dmitrievich, birth year unknown–1238), posadnik of the Novgorod Republic, defended the border fortress of Torzhok again…

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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