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Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians

Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians was a siege conducted in 1169 at Veliky Novgorod, in what is now Russia.

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It is probably in the church of St. Demetrius in Kozhevniki; in the XIX century, moved to the chapel of St. Varlaam Khutynsky, and later - in the Church of St. Nicholas Kochanov Received Novgorod dioc
It is probably in the church of St. Demetrius in Kozhevniki; in the XIX century, moved to the chapel of St. Varlaam Khutynsky, and later - in the Church of St. Nicholas Kochanov Received Novgorod dioc. anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1169
WhereVeliky Novgorod, Russia58.550N, 31.283E
OutcomeIziaslavichi–Novgorodian military victory (1169); Suzdalian blockade caused Novgorodians to expel Roman Mstislavich (1170); Rurik Rostislavich of Smolensk became Prince of Novgorod (1170); Yury Bogolyubsky of Suzdalia became Prince of Novgorod (1171)
BelligerentsIziaslavichi of Volhynia: Principality of Volhynia; Novgorod RepublicagainstCoalition; Yurievichi of Suzdalia; Rostislavichi of Smolensk

Record

Date1169 (year precision)
PlaceVeliky Novgorod, Russia
58.550N, 31.283E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
  • Roman the Great
  • Andrey Bogolyubsky
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Elsewhere in 1169

Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19692580, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Novgorod (1170), revision 1370744072, 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.