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Siege of Vladimir

Siege of Vladimir was a siege conducted in 1238 at Vladimir, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus', which ran from 1223 to 1240. The recorded result: Mongol victory. Recorded strength: At least one tumen (10,000) of nomad cavalry against Few thousands civilians.

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Mongols of the Golden Horde at the walls of Vladimir in 1238. Painting by Vassily Maximov.
Mongols of the Golden Horde at the walls of Vladimir in 1238. Painting by Vassily Maximov.. Vassily Maximov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1238
WhereVladimir, Russia56.126N, 40.404E
OutcomeMongol victory
BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstVladimir-Suzdal
Casualties and lossesLightandEntire force, survivors enslaved
Part ofMongol invasion of Kievan Rus'1223 to 1240

Where it sits in the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

Siege of Bilär, 1236Siege of Kolomna, 1236Siege of Ryazan (1237), 1237Siege of Vladimir, 1238Siege of Kozelsk, 1238Battle of the Sit River, 1238Siege of Kyiv, 1240Battle of Kulikovo, 138012361380Siege of Vladimir, 1238
8 placed engagements of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1238 (year precision)
to 8 February 1238
PlaceVladimir, Russia
56.126N, 40.404E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthAt least one tumen (10,000) of nomad cavalryFew thousands civilians
Casualties and lossesLightEntire force, survivors enslaved
Commanders
Siege of VladimirSiege of VladimirBattle of SuzdalSiege of Troitse-Sergiyeva LavraSiege of KolomnaBattle of MoscowBattle of SuzdalSiege of KolomnaBattle of MoscowIvanovoPodolskNoginskMuromYegoryevskVyskaVichugaKasimov100 km56.126N, 40.404E
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Siege of Vladimir 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 Q51108186, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Vladimir, revision 1370746375, 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.