13th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1223 | Battle of the Kalka River: The warriors of Rus' first encountered the Mongol armies of Genghis Khan. | |
| 1227 | Boyar intrigues forced Mstislav, the prince of Novgorod, to give the throne to his son-in-law Andrew II of Hungary. | |
| 1236 | Alexander Nevsky was summoned by the Novgorodians to become Grand Prince of Novgorod and, as their military leader, to defend their northwest lands from Swedish and German invaders. | |
| 1237 | December | Mongol invasion of Rus: Batu Khan set fire to Moscow and slaughtered and enslaved its civilian inhabitants. |
| 1240 | 15 July | Battle of the Neva: The Novgorodian army defeated a Swedish invasion force at the confluence of the Izhora and Neva Rivers. |
| 28 November to 6 December | The Siege of Kyiv by the Mongols results in a Mongol victory and fall of Kyivan Rus'. | |
| 1242 | 5 April | Battle of the Ice: The army of Novgorod defeated the invading Teutonic Knights on the frozen surface of Lake Peipus. |
| 1263 | 14 November | Nevsky died. His appanages were divided within his family; his youngest son Daniel became the first Prince of Moscow. His younger brother Yaroslav of Tver had become the Grand Prince of Tver and of Vladimir and had appointed deputies to run the Principality of Moscow during Daniel's minority. |
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