Galicia–Volhynia Wars
Collection of Wars between Ruthenia and Poland-Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Galicia–Volhynia Wars were several wars fought in the years 1340–1392 over the succession in the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, also known as Ruthenia. After Yuri II Boleslav was poisoned by local Ruthenian nobles in 1340, both the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland advanced claims over the kingdom. After a prolonged conflict, Galicia–Volhynia was partitioned between Poland (Galicia) and Lithuania (Volhynia) and Ruthenia ceased to exist as an independent state. Poland acquired a territory of approximately 52,000 square kilometres (20,000 sq mi) with 200,000 inhabitants.[1]
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Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary Duchy of Masovia Local Ruthenian factions |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Golden Horde Local Ruthenian factions | ||||||
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Casimir III of Poland Louis I of Hungary Jogaila |
Liubartas Dmytro Dedko Vytautas Tokhtamysh |
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