Battle of the Vorskla River
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The Battle of the Vorskla River (1399) was a major defeat for a coalition led by Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania against the Golden Horde, halting Lithuanian expansion eastward and strengthening Tatar power in Eastern Europe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Vorskla River canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
loss of many Lithuanian nobles
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reorientation of Lithuanian policy toward union with Poland ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Golden Horde
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Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutonic Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokhtamysh supporters ⓘ |
| cause |
Lithuanian ambitions to dominate steppe territories
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Vytautas’s attempt to place Tokhtamysh on the throne of the Golden Horde ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
large Golden Horde cavalry force
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large Lithuanian-led coalition army ⓘ |
| commander |
Edigu
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Khan Temür Qutlugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Vytautas the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
consolidated power of the Golden Horde under Temür Qutlugh and Edigu
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halted Lithuanian expansion eastward ⓘ strengthened Tatar power in Eastern Europe ⓘ weakened Lithuanian influence over Ruthenian lands ⓘ |
| date | 1399 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Vorskla River
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near Poltava ⓘ present-day Ukraine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstrating resilience of the Golden Horde after internal conflicts
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one of the worst military defeats in Lithuanian history ⓘ |
| opponent |
Edigu
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Temür Qutlugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Vytautas of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lithuanian–Muscovite–Tatar wars
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history of Eastern Europe ⓘ history of Lithuania ⓘ history of the Golden Horde ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Grunwald
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Union of Krewo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Golden Horde victory
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major defeat for Vytautas of Lithuania ⓘ |
| tactics | use of feigned retreat by Golden Horde forces ⓘ |
| year | 1399 ⓘ |
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