First Mongol invasion of Russia (1221-1223). Battle of the Kalka River (31 May 1223). Troops of the Mongol Empire, led by Jebei and Subedei, defeated an alliance of the principalities of Russia, Galician-Volyn and the Cumans. Engraving. "Los Heroes y las Grandezas de la Tierra" (The Heroes and the Grandeurs of the Earth). Volume VI. 1856.

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