Mongol invasion of Poland

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13th-century conflict invasion military campaign

The Mongol invasion of Poland was a 13th-century military campaign in which Mongol forces devastated Polish territories, sacked major cities, and defeated local armies as part of their wider expansion into Europe.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'	1
Mongol invasion of Poland (1240–1241)	1
Mongol invasions of Poland	1
Mongol raids in Lesser Poland	1
Mongol withdrawal from Poland	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	13th-century conflict ⓘ invasion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Duchy of Silesia ⓘ Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ Moravian forces ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ surface form: Teutonic Knights
cause	Mongol westward expansion ⓘ
commander	Baiju ⓘ Duke Bolesław V the Chaste ⓘ surface form: Bolesław V the Chaste Henry II the Pious ⓘ Orda Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Qadan ⓘ Bolesław II the Bald ⓘ surface form: Władysław of Silesia
conflict	Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ Polish principalities ⓘ Duchy of Teschen ⓘ surface form: Silesian duchies
country	Poland ⓘ
describedBySource	Polish chronicles ⓘ Rashid al-Din Hamadani ⓘ surface form: Rashid al-Din chronicles
endTime	1241 ⓘ
followedBy	Mongol invasion of Poland self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mongol withdrawal from Poland subsequent Mongol raids into Poland ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of Chmielnik ⓘ Battle of Legnica ⓘ sack of Opole ⓘ surface form: sack of Bytom sack of Kraków ⓘ sack of Opole ⓘ sack of Racibórz ⓘ sack of Sandomierz ⓘ sack of Tursko ⓘ sack of Wrocław ⓘ
historicalPeriod	High Middle Ages ⓘ
location	Cracow Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland ⓘ Silesia ⓘ
notableEvent	death of Henry II the Pious at the Battle of Legnica ⓘ
objective	secure northern flank for Mongol invasion of Hungary ⓘ
partOf	Mongol invasions of Europe ⓘ surface form: Mongol invasion of Europe Mongol invasions of Europe ⓘ surface form: Mongol–European wars
result	Mongol victory ⓘ defeat of Polish armies ⓘ destruction of major Polish cities ⓘ devastation of Polish territories ⓘ
startTime	1240 ⓘ 1241 ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry II the Pious → conflict → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

Leszek II the Black → conflict → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol invasions of Poland

Mongol invasion of Poland → followedBy → Mongol invasion of Poland self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol withdrawal from Poland

Siege of Kiev (1240) → followedBy → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

Mongol conquests → hasPart → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

Mongol conquests → hasPart → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

Mongol invasions of Europe → hasPart → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

Batu Khan → notableWork → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

Battle of Legnica → partOf → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

Kadan → participatedIn → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

Battle of Legnica → predecessorEvent → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol raids in Lesser Poland

Battle of Mohi → relatedEvent → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

Battle of Legnica → relatedTo → Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongol invasion of Poland (1240–1241)