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Dmitry of Suzdal, who remained without troops, fled to Suzdal. The Nizhny Novgorod army fled to the neighboring Gorodets. On 5 August 1377, the Horde army conquered Nizhny Novgorod. The city was burnt. A year later, on July 24, 1378, the city was re-conquered. [9] Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal did not participate in the 1380 Battle of Kulikovo. [10]
The icon, Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians Battle of the Novgorodians with the Suzdalians (Russian: битва новгородцев с суздальцами, romanized: bitva Novgorodtsev s Suzdal'tsami) is a Novgorodian icon from the mid-15th century, depicting the Siege of Novgorod (1170).
Novgorod won its independence in 1136 after the Novgorodians deposed their prince and the Novgorod veche began to elect and dismiss princes at its own will. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The veche also elected the posadnik , who was the chief executive of the city, [ 7 ] and the archbishop of Novgorod , subject to approval by the Russian metropolitan .
From 1331, the prince of Moscow was also the grand prince of Vladimir, except for one brief interruption from 1359 to 1363, when the throne was held by Nizhny Novgorod. [10] In 1389, the grand principality became a family possession of the prince of Moscow and the two thrones were united. [11]
The Prince of Novgorod (Russian: князь новгородский, romanized: knyaz novgorodsky) was the title of the ruler of Novgorod in present-day Russia. From 1136, it was the title of the figurehead leader of the Novgorod Republic .
Dmitry Konstantinovich (Russian: Дмитрий Константинович; 1323–1383) was Prince of Suzdal and Grand Prince of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal from 1365. [1] [2] He took the title of Grand Prince of Vladimir from his son-in-law, Dmitry Donskoy, from 1360 to 1363. [2] The famous Shuisky family descends from his eldest son, Vasily ...
Novgorod Republic Pskov Land various allies: various enemies: Mixed results 1228–1240 Internecine war in Rus' 1228–1240 [uk; ru] Novgorod Republic: Unclear July 1240 Battle of the Neva: Novgorod Republic "Swedes" Novgorodian victory Historicity contested; only found in late, legendary Rus' sources: Sept. 1240 1240 Izborsk and Pskov campaign ...
Alexander Vasilyevich, the prince of Suzdal, received Vladimir and a region encompassing present day Nizhny Novgorod and Gorodets. By granting the more prestigious Vladimir to the weaker of the two princes, Öz Beg maintained adherence to the principle of "divide and rule," reasoning that Moscow's jealousy of Suzdal's lands would prevent them ...