What the records say
- When
- 16 Dec 1237 – 21 Dec 1237
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 54.40° N, 40.43° E
- Description
- 1237 Mongol invasion of the Principality of Ryazan
Siege of Ryazan
1237 Mongol invasion of the Principality of Ryazan
The siege of Ryazan happened in Ryazan on December 1237 during the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'. Ryazan was the capital of the Principality of Ryazan, and was the first Kievan Rus' city to be besieged by the Mongol invaders under Genghis Khan's grandson Batu Khan.
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