Fire of Moscow

When

1571

Kind

Fire

Coordinates

55.78° N, 37.67° E

Description

1571 fire in Moscow, Russia by the khan Devlet I Giray

Crimean Khan's action in Russia

The Fire of Moscow occurred on 24 May 1571, when a Crimean army led by the khan of Crimea Devlet I Giray together with its allied tribal contingents bypassed the Serpukhov defensive fortifications on the Oka River, crossed the Ugra River into the Moscow suburbs, and rounded the flank of the 36,000–40,000 men of the Russian army.

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• Wikidata: famines, epidemics and firesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Moscow is burnt by the Crimean army, under Devlet I Giray”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Moskova Yangını gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Крымский хан Девлет-Гирей осадил Москву и сжёг её дотла”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Quema de Moscú durante el ataque del kanato de Crimea”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “克里米亞汗國德夫萊特一世·格來汗攻陷莫斯科，屠殺了15萬人，並焚燒莫斯科。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page