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Mongol census of Rus’

Mongol census-takers (“chislenniki”) counted the population of northeastern Rus’ for tribute and military levies: the lands of Suzdal, Ryazan and Murom in 1257, Vladimir in 1258 and Novgorod in 1259.

Date
1257–1259year known · duration: ≈ 2 years
Place
Vladimirtoday: Vladimir, Russia · Eastern Europe
Participants
Golden Horde, Alexander Nevsky, Grand Principality of Vladimir, Novgorod Republic
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Rus’ in the 13th century
Also known as
Перепись 1257—1259 годов; Число

The census was carried out on the orders of the central government of the Mongol Empire and entrenched the system of regular tribute, the Horde’s “vykhod”. In Novgorod it provoked unrest; in 1259 Alexander Nevsky brought troops into the city and forced the Novgorodians to submit to the Horde’s census-takers.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Alexander Nevsky
  2. Wikipedia (Russian): Монголо-татарское иго
  3. Wikipedia (Russian): Ордынский выход
  4. Allsen T. T. Mongol Imperialism: The Policies of the Grand Qan Möngke in China, Russia, and the Islamic Lands, 1251–1259. — Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987.