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Dmitry Donskoy

Type Figure Region Rus Time c. 1350–1389 Also known as Dmitry Donskoy

Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy (c. 1350–1389), Grand Prince of Moscow, effectively ruling from 1362 though nominal grand prince from 1359.…

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  1. 1359–1371Moscow · MoscowHe acceded to the throne after his father Ivan II died in 1359; during his minority his uncle Sergei of Bobrovsk and others served as regents, and he gradually consolidated control over Moscow and the surrounding principalities.
  2. 1371–1380Grand Principality of Moscow · RusIn the 1370s he refused to pay full tribute to the Golden Horde, allied with Kęstutis of Lithuania and others, and mobilized the forces of Vladimir, Suzdal, Novgorod and other Russian principalities to prepare for battle against the Mongol army led by Mamai.
  3. 1380Kulikovo Field · RusOn 8 September 1380 he led the allied forces of the Russian principalities to victory over Mamai, the powerful emir of the Golden Horde, at the field of Kulikovo. Although he still had to pay tribute to the khanate afterwards, the victory greatly boosted Russian political consolidation and confidence in resisting the Mongols, and earned him the epithet 'Donskoy'.

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