Mstislav III of Kiev
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Mstislav III of Kiev
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Mstislav Romanovich the Old (Мстислав Романович Старый in Russian) (? – 1223), Prince of Pskov (1179 – ?), Smolensk (1197 – ?), Belgorod (1206), Halych (? – ?) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1212–1223). Son of Roman Rostislavich.
Mstislav went to war against the Mongols of Genghis Khan in 1223 and was defeated at the Battle of the Kalka River by the Mongol generals, Jebe and Subutai, after which he was executed by suffocation (put under a giant wooden plate onto which Subutai, Jebe and other Mongol warlords danced and feasted).
| Preceded by Vsevolod IV |
Grand Prince of Kiev 1212–1223 |
Succeeded by Vladimir III |
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Mstislav III of Kiev
Born: ???? Died: 1223 |
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| Preceded by Roman the Great |
Grand Prince of Kiev 1205–1212 |
Succeeded by Konstantin of Rostov |
| Preceded by Mstislav Vladimirovich |
2nd in line to Grand Prince of Kiev 1202–1205 |
Succeeded by Konstantin of Rostov |
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