Sack of Chernigov
| Sack of Chernigov | |||||||
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| Part of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mongol Empire | Principality of Chernigov | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Batu Khan | Mstislav III Glebovich | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | Heavy | ||||||
The Mongol siege, capture, and sack of Chernigov, the capital of the Chernigov Principality, occurred on October 18, 1239, during the westward expansion of the Mongol Empire. It was part of the 1237–1242 Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'.