battle, medieval

Battle for Nizhniy Novgorod

Name: Battle for Nizhniy Novgorod
Location: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Battle for Nizhniy Novgorod was a battle fought in 1439 at Nizhny Novgorod, in what is now Russia. It was part of First Russo-Kazan War, which ran from 1437 to 1445. The recorded result: Tatar victory.

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Fought1439

WhereNizhny Novgorod, Russia56.328N, 44.003E

OutcomeTatar victory

BelligerentsGrand Principality of MoscowagainstKazan Khanate

Part ofFirst Russo-Kazan War1437 to 1445

Record

Date	1439 (year precision)
Place	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 56.328N, 44.003E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Ulugh Muhammad

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Nizhny Novgorod 1505, same recorded site
Battle of Suzdal 1445, 220 km W
Siege of Vladimir 1238, 224 km W
Siege of Ryazan (1237) 1237, 312 km SW
Siege of Kazan 1552, 323 km E

Elsewhere in 1439

Battle for Nizhniy Novgorod is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q120531939, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle for Nizhny Novgorod (1439), revision 1370430678, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.