List of wars involving the Principality of Moscow
This is a list of wars involving the Principality of Moscow (1263–1547), also known as Muscovy.[a]
Date | Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
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1281–1293/4[2] | Vladimir-Suzdal war of succession (1281–1293) [ru]
| Nogai forces[4] Dmitry of Pereslavl[4] Mikhail of Tver[4] Daniel of Moscow[4] | Tode Mongke (1281–1287)[5] Tokhta forces[4] Andrey of Gorodets[4] Theodore the Black[4] Rostov princes[4] | Tokhta victory[4]
|
1296/8–1302[2] | Struggle for Pereslavl-Zalessky[2] | Daniel of Moscow[2] Mikhail of Tver[2] Tokhta[2] | Andrey of Gorodets[2] Theodore the Black[2] Konstantin of Ryazan[2] | Muscovite–Tverian victory[2]
|
1305–1485 | Muscovite–Tverian wars [uk; ru] (series of short wars, mixed with other conflicts) | Principality of Moscow | Principality of Tver | Victory
|
1327 | Tver Uprising of 1327 (part of the Muscovite–Tverian wars [uk; ru]) | Golden Horde Ivan I Kalita of Moscow Alexander of Suzdal [uk; ru] | Principality of Tver Grand Principality of Vladimir[b] | Golden Horde victory
|
1368–1372 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1368–72) (part of the Great Troubles and the Muscovite–Tverian wars [uk; ru]) | Principality of Moscow | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Inconclusive |
1376 | Muscovite–Volga Bulgars war (part of the Great Troubles) | Principality of Moscow | Volga Bulgaria | Victory |
1377 | Battle on Pyana River (part of the Great Troubles) | Principality of Moscow | Golden Horde | Defeat |
1378 | Battle of the Vozha River (part of the Great Troubles) | Principality of Moscow | Golden Horde | Victory |
1380 | Battle of Kulikovo (part of the Great Troubles[7]) | Rus' principalities:[8]
| Western part of the Golden Horde
| Victory for the Rus' principalities coalition[9]
|
1382 | Siege of Moscow (part of the aftermath of the Great Troubles) | Principality of Moscow | Golden Horde | Defeat[10]
|
1406–1408 | Lithuanian–Muscovite War (1406–1408) [uk] (part of the Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars) | Principality of Moscow | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Hungarian Treaty [uk] (1 September 1408)
|
1425–1453[12] | Muscovite War of Succession[13] | Younger Donskoy line Vasily II Vasilyevich Dmitry II Shemyaka (1434–9) Boris of Tver (c. 1438) Mäxmüd of Kazan (1445–8) Qasim Khan (1452–3) | Older Donskoy line Yury Dmitrievich (1425–34) Vasily Kosoy (1434–6) Ulugh of Kazan (1437–45) Dmitry II Shemyaka (1439; 1445–53) Ivan of Mozhaysk [ru; uk] (1447–53) | Vasily II victory[12]
|
1437–1445 | Ulugh Muhammad's campaign (first Russo-Kazan war) (from Battle of Belyov to Battle of Suzdal) (connected with the Muscovite War of Succession) | Younger Donskoy line Vasily II Vasilyevich Dmitry II Shemyaka (1437–9) | Older Donskoy line Ulugh of Kazan Dmitry II Shemyaka (1439) | Ulugh victory
|
1467–1469 | Qasim War | Grand Principality of Moscow | Khanate of Kazan | Victory
|
1471 | Battle of Shelon | Grand Principality of Moscow | Novgorod Republic | Victory
|
1478 | Siege of Kazan | Grand Principality of Moscow | Khanate of Kazan | Victory
|
1480 | Great Stand on the Ugra River | Grand Principality of Moscow | Golden Horde | Debated[16][17]
|
1480-1481 | Russian-Livonian War (1480-1481) | Russia | Livonian Confederation | Victory |
1485 | Capture of Tver (1485) [ru] (part of the Muscovite–Tverian wars [uk; ru]) | Grand Principality of Moscow | Principality of Tver | Victory
|
1487–1494 | First Muscovite-Lithuanian War | Grand Principality of Moscow | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Victory |
1495–1497 | Russo-Swedish War | Grand Principality of Moscow | Sweden | Inconclusive |
1500–1503 | Second Muscovite–Lithuanian War | Grand Principality of Moscow | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Victory |
1505–1507 | Russo-Kazan War | Grand Principality of Moscow | Khanate of Kazan | Inconclusive |
1507–1508 | Third Muscovite–Lithuanian War | Grand Principality of Moscow | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Inconclusive |
1512–1522 | Fourth Muscovite–Lithuanian War | Grand Principality of Moscow | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Victory |
1534–1537 | Fifth Muscovite–Lithuanian War | Grand Principality of Moscow | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Inconclusive |
See also
- Armies of the Rus' principalities
- Landed Army
- List of wars involving Kievan Rus'
- List of wars and battles involving Galicia–Volhynia
- List of wars involving the Novgorod Republic
- List of wars and battles involving the Principality of Smolensk
- List of wars involving Lithuania
- List of wars involving Russia
- Timeline of the Golden Horde
Notes
- ^ The Principality of Moscow or Muscovy (1263–1547) evolved out of the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal (existed 12th–13th century), and became the Tsardom of Russia in 1547.[1]
- ^ The title 'Grand Prince of Vladimir' was mostly titular by the early 14th century.
References
- ^ "Rusland §3. De tijd van de Mongoolse en Tataarse overheersing; Soezdal §2. Geschiedenis; Moskou §3. Geschiedenis; Ivan [Rusland] § Ivan IV". Encarta Encyclopedie Winkler Prins (in Dutch). Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum. 2002.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Martin 2007, pp. 191–192.
- ^ Martin 2007, p. 192.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Martin 2007, p. 191.
- ^ Martin 2007, p. 190.
- ^ a b Ostrowski 1993, p. 89.
- ^ Halperin 1987, p. 73.
- ^ Gorskii, Anton (2001). "К вопросу о составе русского войска на Куликовом поле" (PDF). Древняя Русь. Вопросы медиевистики. 6: 1–9.
- ^ a b Halperin 1987, p. 74.
- ^ Halperin 1987, p. 74–75.
- ^ Shaikhutdinov 2021, p. 106.
- ^ a b c Alef 1983, p. Abstract i.
- ^ Alef 1983, p. 11.
- ^ Halperin 1987, p. 76.
- ^ Гумилев 2023, p. 310.
- ^ a b c Halperin 1987, p. 70.
- ^ a b c Martin 1995, p. 318.
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- Halperin, Charles J. (1987). Russia and the Golden Horde: The Mongol Impact on Medieval Russian History. p. 222. ISBN 9781850430575. (e-book).
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