CHAPTER III

THE TIME OF TATAR DOMINATION (1235-1462 A.D.) 133

Jenghiz Khan; the Tatar invasion, 134. Influences of Tatar domination, 136. Alexander Nevski, 139. Death of Alexander Nevski; appreciation of his character, 142. The grand princedom, 143. The growing ascendency of Moscow, 144. The principle of direct succession, 148. The battle of the Don or Kulikovo, 151. Significance of the battle of Kulikovo, 152. The destruction of Moscow, 153. The death of Dmitri Donskoi; his place in history, 154. The reign of Vasili Dmitrievitch, 156. Vasili Vasilievitch (afterwards called “The Blind” or “The Dark”), 158. Jonas becomes metropolitan, 159. A review of the internal development during the Tatar period, 160. The influence of Tatar domination, 163. Wallace’s view, 164.

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