Cuman Raids on Kievan Rus' (1173)

Timeline

1. 1173Southern steppe frontier of Rus' · Rus'Cuman nomadic cavalry came down from the steppe, attacking the southern settlements and trade routes of Kievan Rus', carrying off people and livestock, and posing a direct threat to southern cities such as Borispol and Pereyaslavl.
2. 1173Lower Dnieper · Rus'Grand Prince of Kiev Mstislav Izyaslavich organized a coalition force to counterattack the Cumans. According to the Hypatian Chronicle, they achieved some success, but failed to eliminate the steppe threat fundamentally.