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Michael of Chernigov

Type Figure Region Chernigov Time c. 1185–1246 Also known as Michael of Chernigov、Mikhail Vsevolodovich、Михаил Всеволодович、切尔尼戈夫圣徒米哈伊尔

Mikhail Vsevolodovich (c. 1185–1246), Prince of Chernigov, fought the Mongols at the Kalka River in 1223, defended Kiev in 1239–1240, and was execute…

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  1. 1223–1238Chernigov · ChernigovLed the Chernigov army at the Battle of the Kalka River in 1223, suffering heavy defeat alongside the Galician-Volhynian coalition; thereafter long ruled Chernigov, with complex relations toward northeastern Rus' and Galicia-Volhynia.
  2. 1239–1240Kiev · KievWhen the Mongols attacked the southern Rus' again in 1239, Chernigov fell that autumn; Michael briefly held Kiev, refused Mongol overtures and executed envoys, and after the Mongols approached in 1240 led his followers into exile in Hungary and elsewhere.
  3. 1246Sarai · Golden HordeIn 1246 he and his attendant Feodor went to Batu Khan's court, refused Mongol rites such as passing through a fire altar and bowing to idols, and were executed; his martyrdom became a symbol of Rus' resistance to Mongol religious assimilation demands.

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