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Ivan I and the Rise of Moscow
Kievan Rus' 1220-1240
This map illustrates the power dynamics at play during the 13th century shortly before Ivan I was born. Sarai, the capital of the Golden Horde, sat to the southeast, while Moscow (not visible on this map) was tucked up in the northern forests of Vladimir-Suzdal.
The map's cartouche reads,: "The Kylan Rus' federation after the 12th century continued to disintegrate and Kylv itself lost its primacy: the city was sacked several times by feuding princes, most notably in 1169 by Andrei Bogliubskii. The quarreling between the princes left Rus' including later Ukranian territory vulernable to foreign attacks, and the invasion of the Mongols or the Golden Horde in 1236-40 finally destroyed the state."
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"Kievan Rus' 1220-1240."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow#/media/File:Kyivan_Rus%27_1220-1240.png
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