Tokhtamysh’s sack of Moscow (1382)

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Tokhtamysh’s sack of Moscow (1382) was a devastating raid by the Golden Horde in which Khan Tokhtamysh captured and burned Moscow, reasserting Mongol dominance over the Rus’ principalities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
raid
siege
after Battle of Kulikovo
surface form: Battle of Kulikovo (1380)
chronologicalContext Late Middle Ages
conflict Rus'-Mongol conflicts
surface form: Mongol–Rus’ wars
conflictType siege warfare
urban sack
country Golden Horde
describedBySource Russian chronicles
Tatar chronicles
follows Battle of Kulikovo
Mongol invasions of Europe
surface form: Mongol invasion of Rus’
hasCause Golden Horde attempt to restore control after Battle of Kulikovo
Tokhtamysh’s desire to punish Moscow for defiance
hasEffect destruction of property in Moscow
devastation of Moscow
loss of population in Moscow
reassertion of Mongol dominance over Rus’ principalities
strengthening of Golden Horde authority
temporary setback for the Grand Duchy of Moscow
hasHistoricalSignificance delayed rise of Moscow as dominant Rus’ principality
demonstrated continued military power of the Golden Horde
hasPart burning of Moscow
capture of Moscow
location Grand Duchy of Moscow
Moscow
Rurikid principalities
surface form: Rus’ principalities
notableCommander Tokhtamysh
opponent Muscovite forces
Rus’ defenders of Moscow
opposingCommander Dmitry Donskoy
participant Dmitry Donskoy
Golden Horde
Grand Duchy of Moscow
Tokhtamysh
partOf Tatar invasion of Russia
surface form: Mongol domination of Rus’

history of Moscow
history of Rus’ principalities
history of the Golden Horde
pointInTime 1382
14th century
result confirmation of Tokhtamysh’s authority as khan
political weakening of Moscow in the short term
renewal of tribute payments to the Golden Horde
significantEvent breach of Moscow’s defenses
burning of churches and buildings in Moscow
massacre of inhabitants of Moscow

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Golden Horde notableEvent Tokhtamysh’s sack of Moscow (1382)
Tokhtamysh notableAchievement Tokhtamysh’s sack of Moscow (1382)
this entity surface form: Sack of Moscow in 1382