Third Mongol invasion of Poland
| Third Mongol invasion of Poland | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mongol invasion of Europe | |||||||||
Map of Poland, 1275–1300. Talabuga attacked the duchy of Lesser Poland (pink), while Nogai attacked the duchies of Krakow (red) and Sieradz (purple). | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Golden Horde Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia |
Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Talabuga Khan Nogai Khan Leo I of Galicia Volodymir of Volhynia Duke Mstislav of Lutsk |
Leszek II the Black György of Sóvár | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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30,000 cavalry 20,000 in Talabuga's column 10,000 in Nogai's column |
15,000 5,000 cavalry 10,000 infantry | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Significant | Heavy | ||||||||
The Third Mongol invasion of Poland was carried out by Talabuga Khan and Nogai Khan in 1287–1288. As in the second invasion, its purpose was to loot Lesser Poland, and to prevent Duke Leszek II the Black from interfering in Hungarian and Ruthenian affairs. The invasion was also part of the hostilities between Poland and Ruthenia; in 1281, the Poles had defeated a Mongol force near Goslicz which had entered Duke Leszek's territory in support of Lev I.