Siege of Kamenets (1228)

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 * date       = 1228
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 * combatant1 = Principality of Volhynia
 * combatant2 = Principality of Chernigov Grand Principality of Kiev Principality of Turov and Pinsk Polovtsians
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 * commander1 = Daniil Romanovich
 * commander2 = Mikhail Vsevolodovich Vladimir Ryurikovich Rostislav Svyatopolkovich Köten
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The siege of Kamenets is one of the main episodes of the internecine war after the death of Mstislav Udatnyi, a successful defense of the Volyn border town by Daniil Romanovich forces from the forces of the broad Russian-Polovtsian coalition.

History
In the second half of the 1220s, an unusual case of inheritance took place in the Volyn principality. Mstislav Yaroslavich Mute, before his death, bequeathed Lutsk to Daniel Romanovich, entrusting him with his son Ivan (soon deceased), in violation of the rights of his senior nephews Yaroslav and Vladimir Ingvarevichy.

Yaroslav occupied Lutsk, and the Pinsk princes - Chartoryisk. Daniel enlisted the support of Mstislav Udatny, but he soon died ( 1228 ). Then Daniel took Larsk away from Yaroslav, giving him two small cities as a podruchnik, and took Pinsky’s sons of Rostislav in Chartoryisk. This was the reason for the campaign against Daniel of the combined forces of Vladimir Rurikovich of Kiev, Mikhail Vsevolodovich of Chernigov (including Kursk and Novgorod ) and Polovtsy Kotyan, who also were in alliance with the Hungarians who control Galich.

Daniel decided to stop the allies on the border of the Volyn principality, sieged in Kamenets and thus detaining opponents (some historians [2] chronicled Kamenets identified them with Kremenets, one of the few Russian cities that were not taken by the Mongolians invasions of Russia ).

Daniel asked about the help of Krakow prince Leshko Bely (several times in the early 1220s he helped Mstislav Udatny and Alexander Belzsky help him ) and agreed with Polovtsian Khan Kotyan (his wife’s grandfather on the mother) about withdrawing troops. Kotyan left the Allies, plundered the Galician land, controlled by the Hungarians, and went to the steppe. The Allies chose to lift the siege and return home. Daniel, having waited for the arrival of Polish aid, with the participation of Alexander Belzsky, made a return trip to the Kiev principality and made peace.

Results
The Pinsk princes have since become the handlers of Daniel, and Vladimir Rurikovich of Kiev - his ally [3]. Thus, Daniel intercepted a strategic initiative and was able for the first time to take possession of Galicia in 1230.