The siege of Turov (1157) - Izyaslav Davydovich’s unsuccessful attempt to deprive Yuri Yaroslavich of Turov’s inheritance in favor of his ally Vladimir Mstislavich, before (1156) expelled from Volyn by Mstislav Izyaslavich .
| Siege of Turov | |||
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| date of | 1157 [1] | ||
| A place | Turov | ||
| Total | Victory of Yuri Yaroslavich | ||
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The then Kiev prince Yuri Dolgoruky made an attempt to expel Mstislav, but not in favor of the victim (Vladimir Mstislavich), but in favor of Vladimir Andreevich , with whose father he was bound by an agreement on promoting the imperfection of sons of each other in the fathers' estates.
History
Following the death of Yuri Dolgoruky in Kiev (1157), his son Boris Yuryevich, who occupied the throne of Turov, went north (to Kideksha ), and Turov was occupied by Yuri Yaroslavich.
During the siege of Turov, the defenders made successful sorties , and on the part of the besiegers, black hoods also devastated the vicinity of Pinsk and even places north of the river. Pripyat . The siege lasted 10 weeks. Horse pestilence began. As a result, Izyaslav decided to leave. From the annals for 1161 it is known about the reign of Vladimir Mstislavich in Slutsk (Principality of Turov), but the circumstances of its acquisition are considered unclear [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Berezhkov N.G. Chronology of the Russian chronicles
- ↑ Solovyov S. M. The History of Russia from Ancient Times