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Daniel of Galicia

Type Figure Region Galicia Time 1201–1264 Also known as Daniel of Galicia、Danylo Romanovych、Даниил Романович、Danylo Halytskyi

Daniel of Galicia (1201–1264), Prince of Galicia–Volhynia, unified his father Roman's domains in 1238, briefly held Kiev in 1239, and after the Mongo…

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  1. 1230–1239Halych · GaliciaAfter repeated contests with Hungary, Poland, and local boyars, he recovered Galicia after a third offensive in 1238, occupied Kiev in 1239 and left the boyar Dmitry to hold the city. In March 1238 he defeated the Teutonic Knights at Drohiczyn.
  2. 1240–1241Kiev · KievKiev fell in December 1240 and the defending commander Dmitry was captured. In 1241 Mongol forces swept through Galicia and Volhynia, burning Halych and other places; Daniel and his brother Vasylko fled to Poland, temporarily moving their capital to Chełm.
  3. 1241–1246Yaroslav (Galicia) · GaliciaOn 17 August 1245 near Yaroslav he defeated a coalition of the Chernigov line, Hungarians, and Poles along with rebellious boyars, fully restoring control over Galicia; in 1246 he went to Sarai to submit to the Mongols in order to preserve the principality.

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