battle, notable, medieval

Battle of Samara Bend

Name: Battle of Samara Bend
Location: Russia

Battle of Samara Bend was a battle fought in 1223 in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q2670310. The recorded result: Bulgar tactical victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1223

WhereRussia54.967N, 49.033E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBulgar tactical victory

BelligerentsVolga BulgariaagainstMongol Empire

Part ofQ2670310

Record

Date	1223 (year precision)
Place	Russia 54.967N, 49.033E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Ghabdula Chelbir	Subutai Jebe Jochi

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Bilär 1236, 87 km E
Battle of Kazan 1774, 91 km N
Siege of Kazan 1552, 92 km N
Battle of the Kondurcha River 1391, 192 km SE
Battle for Nizhniy Novgorod 1439, 350 km NW

Elsewhere in 1223

Battle of Samara Bend 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 Q2563577, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Samara Bend, revision 1370588175, 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.