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People: Fakhr-al-Din II Beik ibn Maan
Topic: Spanish Christian-Muslim War of 912-28
Location: Vinča-Belo Brdo Serbia Serbia

The Mongol army crosses the Dnieper River …

Years: 1108 - 1251

The Mongol army crosses the Dnieper River in November 1240, after the rivers and marshes of what, in modern times, is the Ukraine had frozen enough to take the weight of cavalry.

On December 6, it conquers Kiev, the seat of the grand prince and the Metropolitan See of Rus'.

Subetai continues westward, his army advancing, typically, on a broad front in three major columns.