Siege of Novgorod (1170)

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Siege of Novgorod (1170)
Part of the aftermath of the 1169 Sack of Kiev[2]
Battle as shown on Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians, a mid-15th century Novgorodian icon
Date 1169/1170 Location Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Republic, Kievan Rus' Result Iziaslavichi–Novgorodian military victory (1169)[2] Suzdalian blockade caused Novgorodians to expel Roman Mstislavich (1170)[2] Rurik Rostislavich of Smolensk became Prince of Novgorod (1170)[2] Yury Bogolyubsky of Suzdalia became Prince of Novgorod (1171)[2]
Belligerents
Iziaslavichi of Volhynia:[1] Principality of Volhynia[1] Novgorod Republic[2]	Coalition[2] Yurievichi of Suzdalia[2] Rostislavichi of Smolensk[2]
Commanders and leaders
Roman "the Great" Mstislavich[2]	Andrey Bogolyubsky[2] Sviatoslav Rostislavich[2]

The Siege of Novgorod (Russian: Осада Новгорода; Belarusian: Аблога Ноўгарада) was a 1169/1170 siege of the city of Veliky Novgorod, capital of the Novgorod Republic, in the aftermath of the Sack of Kiev (1169).^[1]