Siege of Kiev (1240)

Siege of Kiev
Part of Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

Imaginative portrayal of the 1240 Siege of Kiev in the 16th-century Facial Chronicle.
Date28 November[1] – 6 December 1240[2][1]
Location50°27′0.00″N 30°31′25.00″E / 50.4500000°N 30.5236111°E / 50.4500000; 30.5236111
Result Mongol victory
Territorial
changes
  • Kiev plundered
  • Most civilians slaughtered
Belligerents
Mongol Empire Galicia–Volhynia
Commanders and leaders
Batu Khan Voivode Dmitr
Strength
Unknown; probably large ~1,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown, probably minor ~48,000 (including noncombatants) killed
Siege of Kiev (1240) is located in Europe
Siege of Kiev (1240)
Location within Europe

The siege of Kiev by the Mongols took place between 28 November and 6 December 1240, and resulted in a Mongol victory. It was a heavy morale and military blow to the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia, which was forced to submit to Mongol suzerainty, and allowed Batu Khan to proceed westward into Central Europe.[2]

  1. ^ a b Maiorov 2016, p. 714.
  2. ^ a b Martin 2007, p. 155.