Assassination of Vasilko Konstantinovich

Vasilko Konstantinovich (russian: Василько Константинович; 7 December 1209, in

Rostov Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population: While ...

– 4 March 1238, in Sherensky forest) was the first Prince of

. He was the son of Konstantin of Rostov, and the spouse of Maria of Chernigov. He died in the

battle of the Sit River The Battle of the Sit River was fought in the northern part of the present-day Sonkovsky District of Tver Oblast of Russia, close to the selo of ''Bozhonka'', on March 4, 1238 between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Rus' under Grand Pri ...

during the

Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' The Mongol Empire invaded and conquered Kievan Rus' in the 13th century, destroying numerous southern cities, including the largest cities, Kiev (50,000 inhabitants) and Chernihiv (30,000 inhabitants), with the only major cities escaping de ...

and was succeeded by his son Boris.

Sources

Pravoslavie website
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