sack of Opole
E364669
The sack of Opole was a devastating Mongol raid on the Silesian town of Opole during the 1241 invasion of Poland, marked by widespread destruction and plunder.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sack of Bytom | 1 |
| sack of Opole canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mongol invasion event
ⓘ
military raid ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction | Duchy of Opole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinInvasion | occurred during Mongol advance through southern Poland in 1241 ⓘ |
| conflict | Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Silesian regional histories
ⓘ
medieval Polish chronicles ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Legnica
ⓘ
further Mongol operations in Silesia ⓘ |
| follows |
Battle of Tursko
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tursko (approximate campaign sequence)
Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol raid on Lesser Poland
|
| hasCause |
Mongol invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol invasion of Poland in 1241
Mongol westward expansion into Europe ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
civilian casualties
ⓘ
economic disruption in Silesia ⓘ widespread devastation in Opole ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
contributed to depopulation and weakening of Silesian towns
ⓘ
example of Mongol tactics of rapid raiding and terror ⓘ |
| location |
Opole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silesia ⓘ |
| participant |
Mongol Empire
ⓘ
Mongol-Tatar troops ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol army
defenders of Opole ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mongol invasion of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
First Mongol invasion of Poland
|
| pointInTime | 1241 ⓘ |
| result |
Mongol victory
ⓘ
destruction of Opole ⓘ plunder of Opole ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sack of Bytom