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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Collection of facts about Vladimir-Suzdal

This post is a collection of facts about Vladimir-Suzdal (1125-1389). There are 10 facts listed below.

• Succeeded the Kievan Rus'
• Based in northeastern Russia
• Founded by Yury Dolgoruky (r. 1125 - 1157)
• Suzdalian war of succession (1174-1177)
• Battle of Lipitsa (1216)
• Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' (1223, 1237-1241)
• Fragmentation into appanages (13th century)
• Tver Uprising (1327)
• Great Troubles (1359-1381)
• Succeeded by the Grand Principality of Moscow

Sources

Wikipedia: Vladimir-Suzdal, 1174-1177 Suzdalian war of succession, Battle of Lipitsa, Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus', Great Troubles