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Saint Margaret (January 27, 1242 – January 18, 1271), a daughter of Béla IV and Maria Laskarina, was born in Klis Fortress during the Mongol invasion of Hungary-Croatia in 1242. [34] Historians estimate that up to half of Hungary's two million population at that time were victims of the Mongol invasion of Europe. [35]
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.
1241–1242: Mongol invasion of Moldavia and Wallachia [citation needed] 1241–1242: Mongol invasion of Bulgaria and Serbia; 1242–1243: Mongol invasion of the Latin Empire; 1264/1265: Mongol invasion of Byzantine Thrace; 1271, 1274, 1282 and 1285: Raids against Bulgaria. [citation needed] 1291: Serbian conflict with the Nogai Horde.
Colin McEvedy (Atlas of World Population History, 1978) estimates the population of European Russia dropped from 7.5 million prior to the invasion to 7 million after it. [22] Historians estimate that up to half of Hungary's population of two million were victims of the Mongol invasion of Europe. [23]
Stefan Krakowski indirectly places the Mongol invasion force a fair bit above 30,000 men by estimating the smaller Mongol invasion of Poland two years later as having about that many soldiers, stating that Nogai and Talabuga personally leading an invasion suggests it is a massive force by definition. [28]
1223–1241 Mongol invasion of Europe; 1223–1480 Tatar raids against Rus' 1224 Siege of La Rochelle; 1227 Battle of Bornhöved; 1228–1230 War of the Keys; 1230 Battle of Klokotnitsa; 1231–1233 Friso-Drentic War; 1234–1238 Georgian-Mongol War; 1235 Siege of Constantinople (1235) 1236–1238 First war against Swantopolk II; 1239–1245 ...
Year Date Event 1242: Mongol invasion of Europe: Mongol Empire forces the Second Bulgarian Empire to pay tribute [1]: spring: Mongol invasion of Europe: Mongol forces retreat after receiving news of Ögedei Khan's death; Batu Khan stays at the Volga River and his brother Orda Khan returns to Mongolia [2]
A World War II memorial in Ulaanbaatar, featuring a T-34/85 tank. Mongolian troops took part in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in August 1945, although as a small part in Soviet-led operations against Japanese forces and their Manchu and Inner Mongolian allies.