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Battle of the Kalka River

1223 · 13th century

The Battle of the Kalka River was fought in 1223 near the Sea of Azov, where a Mongol force under Jebe and Subutai, raiding west of the Caspian, routed an army of Rus' princes and Cumans. Several princes, including Mstislav of Kyiv, were killed. It was the first clash between the Mongols and the Rus', fourteen years before the Mongol conquest of Rus'.

Battle of the Kalka River
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