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Battle of the Vozha River 1378

Facial Chronicle - b.09, p.302 - Battle of the Vozha River
Image: Anonymous Russian manuscript illuminators, 1560-1570s Facial Chronicle (Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible) (in 10 volumes: pdf, pdf, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1378Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationRussiaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictMongol-Tatar yokeWikidata P361
Coordinates54.7167, 39.4442Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of the Vozha River (Russian: Битва на реке Воже, romanized: Bitva na reke Vozhe) was a battle during the Great Troubles, fought between the Principality of Moscow and Mamai's faction within the Golden Horde on 11 August 1378. Mamai sought to punish Dmitri Ivanovich of Moscow (who had not yet received his nickname Donskoy) for refusing to pay the tribute.

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Location

54.7167, 39.4442 · Russia

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