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Yuri II of Vladimir

Type Figure Region Vladimir Time 1189–1238 Also known as Yuri II of Vladimir、Yuri Vsevolodovich、Юрий II Всеволодович、George II of Vladimir

Yuri Vsevolodovich (1189–1238), Grand Prince of Vladimir, organized northeastern Rus's resistance during the first Mongol western campaign of 1237–12…

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  1. 1212–1237Vladimir · Vladimir-SuzdalRuled Vladimir twice, in 1212–1216 and 1218–1238, as son of Vsevolod III the Big Nest. He had brief contact with the Mongols after the Battle of the Kalka River in 1223, and responded slowly to Ryazan's appeal for aid when the Mongols invaded again in 1237.
  2. 1237–1238Vladimir · Vladimir-SuzdalAfter Ryazan fell in December 1237 the Mongol army advanced; in January 1238 Kolomna and Moscow fell in succession. Yuri left the city to gather troops on the Sit River, leaving his sons to hold it; on 7 February Vladimir fell, and most of the family perished in the burning of the Cathedral of the Dormition.
  3. 1238Sit River · Vladimir-SuzdalOn 4 March Burundai led a Mongol detachment in a surprise attack on the camp on the Sit River, and the Rus coalition routed. Yuri II was overtaken and killed in the retreat; Vsevolod Konstantinovich, prince of Yaroslavl, and others fell with him, while the Grand Prince of Rostov was captured.

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