Siege of Kyiv
Siege of Kyiv was a siege conducted in 1240 at Kyiv, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of Mongol invasions and conquests, which ran from 1206 to 1337. The recorded result: Mongol victory. Recorded strength: Unknown; probably large against ~1,000.
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Siege of Kiev by Batu in 1240 (miniature from the Russian Facial chronicle of the 16th century). "From a number of projectile weapons, the Tatars fired non-stop day and night; and the townspeople resi. Anonymous Russian manuscript illuminators, 1560-1570s Facial Chronicle (Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible) (in , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 1240
Where Kyiv, Ukraine 50.450N, 30.524E
Outcome Mongol victory
Belligerents Mongol Empire against Galicia–Volhynia
Casualties and losses Unknown, probably minor and ~48,000 (including noncombatants) killed
Where it sits in Mongol invasions and conquests Irghiz River skirmish, 1209 Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran, 1219 Mongol invasion of Persia and Mesopotamia, 1219 Otrar Catastrophe, 1219 Siege of Samarkand, 1220 Mongol invasion of Khorasan, 1220 Mongol invasions of Azerbaijan, 1220 Siege of Khujand, 1220 Mongol invasion of Alania, 1220 Siege of of Ray, 1220 Siege of Bukhara (1220), 1220 Siege of Gurganj, 1220 Siege of Nishapur, 1220 Battle of Parwan, 1221 Siege of Taliqan, 1221 Siege of Herat, 1221 Siege of Termez, 1221 Siege of Ustunavand, 1221 Sack of Balkh, 1221 Siege of Merv, 1221 Siege of Jand, 1221 Siege of Bamyan, 1221 Battle of Indus, 1221 Mongol invasions of India, 1221 Siege of Ghazni, 1222 Mongol invasion of Europe, 1223 Battle of Gorgan, 1223 Battle of the Kalka River, 1223 Siege of Isfahan, 1228 Mongol invasions of Korea, 1231 Battle of Amid, 1231 Siege of Bilär, 1236 Sack of Erbil, 1236 Siege of Kolomna, 1236 Siege of Ryazan (1237), 1237 Mongol invasion of Circassia, 1237 Siege of Vladimir, 1238 Siege of Kozelsk, 1238 Battle of the Sit River, 1238 Siege of Kyiv, 1240 Sack of Kraków, 1241 Battle of Tursko, 1241 Battle of Tarczek, 1241 Sacking of Sandomierz (1241), 1241 Battle of Racibórz, 1241 Battle of Opole, 1241 Battle of Chmielnik, 1241 Mongol incursions in the Holy Roman Empire, 1241 Battle of Legnica, 1241 Battle of Mohi, 1241 Siege of Esztergom (1241), 1241 Battle of Grobnik field, 1242 Mongol invasion of the Latin Empire, 1242 First Mongol invasion of Hungary, 1242 Mongol campaign against the Nizaris, 1253 Siege of Gerdkuh, 1253 Siege of Maymun-Diz, 1256 Siege of Alamut, 1256 Siege of Lambsar, 1256 Siege of Erbil (1258), 1258 Siege of Baghdad, 1258 Mongol invasions of the Levant, 1260 Sack of Sandomierz, 1260 Mongol invasion of Byzantine Thrace, 1263 Mongol invasions of Sakhalin, 1264 Kublai Khan's Campaigns, 1266 Mongol invasions of Japan, 1274 Battle of the Maritsa river, 1284 Battle of Beas River, 1285 Third Mongol invasion of Poland, 1287 Battle of Kili, 1299 Chem River Battle, 1300 Second Mongol invasion of Burma, 1301 Mongol invasion of Byzantine Thrace, 1324 Battle of Kulikovo, 1380 1209 1380 Siege of Kyiv, 1240 77 placed engagements of Mongol invasions and conquests in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 1240 (year precision) to 6 December 1240 Place Kyiv, Ukraine50.450N, 30.524E Kind Siege, medieval Territorial change Kiev plundered; Most civilians slaughtered Strength Unknown; probably large ~1,000 Casualties and losses Unknown, probably minor ~48,000 (including noncombatants) killed Commanders
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Nearest engagements
Contested ground: this site was fought over 11 times between AD 968 and 1943.
Siege of Kyiv is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815162 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kiev (1240) , revision 1370742471, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.
