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1188 – 1238Yuri II of Vladimir (1188-1238)Died 4 March 1238, aged 49Yuri II Vsevolodovich was Grand Prince of Vladimir and a leading ruler of northeastern Rus'. He was killed at the Battle of the Sit River while leading his forces against the invading Mongol army of Batu Khan. His death left Vladimir-Suzdal without effective leadership during the Mongol conquest.
1238Battle of the Sit RiverMongol forces crush the last field army of Vladimir-SuzdalA Rus' army led by Grand Prince Yuri II of Vladimir was annihilated by a Mongol detachment on the Sit River. The defeat eliminated the only organized resistance left in the principality and left northern Rus' open to further Mongol advances. Yuri II was killed in the fighting.