Kashin Principality

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Establishment

• January 1319: Kashin principality (1318-1426). The capital is Kashin .

Chronology

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1. Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars

Were a series of wars between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow (later the Tsardom of Russia).

1.1. Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-1372)

Were a series of military invasions of the the Grand Duchy of Moscow by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

1.1.1. Kęstutis' raid

Was a military campaign launched by Kęstutis, the brother of Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas, in Russia.

• June 1372: The armies of Lithuania and Tver attacked Kashin and its duke acknowledged Tver's suzerainty.

1.1.2. Truce - Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-1372)

Was a treaty that ended the Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-72).

• September 1372: The Treaty of Lyubutsk was a peace treaty signed in summer of 1372 between Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Dmitri Donskoi, Prince of Moscow. The treaty ended the Lithuanian-Muscovite War (1368-72) and resulted in a seven-year peace period. Lithuanian forces left the occupied territories.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• January 1322: After the death of Prince David of Yaroslavl in 1321, his sons, Vasily and Mikhail, divided the Yaroslavl principality. The Principality of Molozh was established. It encompassed the Mologa River basin, and its capital was the city of Mologa

Disestablishment

• January 1426: After the death of Vassily Kashin, the Kashin Principality reverted back to the Tver principality.

Selected Sources

• Batūra, R. (2013): Algirdo žygiai į Maskvą 1368 1370, 1372in Zikaras, K.: Žymiausi Lietuvos mūšiai ir karinės operacijos (2nd ed.). Vilnius (Lithuania), pp. 46-49
• Robert, A. / Obolensky, D. (1981): A Companion to Russian Studies: An Introduction to Russian History, Cambridge (UK), p. 86