siege, medieval

Siege of Moscow

Name: Siege of Moscow
Location: Moscow, Russia

Siege of Moscow was a siege conducted in 1238 at Moscow, in what is now Russia. The recorded result: Mongol victory. Recorded strength: At least one tumen (10,000) of nomadic cavalry against Few hundred militia.

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Ruin Moscow in 1238, the capture of Vladimir Yuryevich of Moscow. Anonymous Russian manuscript illuminators, 1560-1570s Facial Chronicle (Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible) (in , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought1238

WhereMoscow, Russia55.756N, 37.618E

OutcomeMongol victory

BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstVladimir-Suzdal

Casualties and lossesModerateandHeavy; Survivors enslaved

Record

Date	1238 (year precision) to 20 January 1238
Place	Moscow, Russia 55.756N, 37.618E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	At least one tumen (10,000) of nomadic cavalry	Few hundred militia
Casualties and losses	Moderate	Heavy; Survivors enslaved
Commanders	Batu Khan Subutai

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 Moscow 1382, same recorded site
Siege of Moscow 1618, same recorded site
Siege of Moscow 1439, same recorded site
Battle of Moscow 1941, 1.0 km SE
Battle of Molodi 1572, 54 km S

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1238 and 1941.

Elsewhere in 1238

Siege of Moscow is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21641828, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Moscow (1238), revision 1370743672, 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.