Year by year · 13th century

1238

1238 in world history: 5 events, 4 births, 4 deaths, 2 states founded and 1 that came to an end. 699 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 8 February

    Mongols sack Vladimir in north-eastern Rus

    Batu Khan's army stormed and burned Vladimir, the capital of the leading Russian principality. The Mongol conquest brought the Russian lands under the Golden Horde for some two centuries.

    Golden Horde

  2. Treaty

    Treaty of Stensby

    The Treaty of Stensby was concluded in 1238 at Stensby in Zealand between King Valdemar II of Denmark and the Livonian Order, mediated by the papal legate William of Modena.

  3. Battle

    Battle of the Sit River

    The Battle of the Sit River was fought on 4 March 1238 on the Sit, a tributary of the Mologa in north-eastern Rus', between the Mongol army of Batu Khan and Grand Prince Yuri II of Vladimir.

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Born in 1238 4

Died in 1238 4

States founded 2

States that came to an end 1

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