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The Mongols invaded Europe with three armies. One of the three armies was tasked with distracting Poland, before joining the main Mongol force invading Hungary. The Mongol general in charge, Subutai, did not want the Polish forces to be able to threaten his flank during the primary invasion of Hungary.
The Third Mongol invasion of Poland was carried out by Talabuga Khan and Nogai Khan in 1287–1288. [8] As in the second invasion, its purpose was to loot Lesser Poland, and to prevent Duke Leszek II the Black from interfering in Hungarian and Ruthenian affairs.
Lesser Poland was devastated by the invasion, with the Mongols acquiring much rich loot from their expedition. Some 10,000 Poles were taken with the Mongol invaders as slaves. Through this invasion, the Golden Horde successfully managed to destroy Bolesław’s anti-Mongol alliance and fully subjugate the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia.
Mongol invasion of Poland may refer to: First Mongol invasion of Poland, 1240–1241; Second Mongol invasion of Poland, 1259–1260; Third Mongol invasion of Poland ...
The Mongols began the Third Mongol Invasion of Poland with two separate armies. The Southern Army was commanded by Nogai Khan.The Polish senior Duke Leszek II the Black was still busy fighting the Northern Mongol army under Talabuga Khan in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains in the winter of 1287.
John of Winterthur reports attacks on the March of Brandenburg during the Mongol invasion of Poland in 1340. [85] It was also rumoured at that time that the Mongols intended to attack Bohemia, according to the Historia Parmensis of John of Cornazzano. [86]
The Battle of Legnica took place during the first Mongol invasion of Poland. The Mongol invasion in the 13th century led to construction of mighty stone castles, such as Spiš Castle in Slovakia. The Mongols invaded and destroyed Volga Bulgaria and Kievan Rus', before invading Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and other territories.
In early February 1241, some ten thousand Mongol warriors concentrated near Wlodzimierz Wolynski, and entered Lesser Poland. The invaders captured Lublin and Zawichost, reaching Sandomierz on 13 February. The Polish army under voivode Włodzimierz Gryf was defeated in the Battle of Tursk and the Battle of Chmielnik.