Battle of Belyov
| Battle of Belyov | |||||||
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| Part of First Russo-Kazan war (1437–1445) | |||||||
Miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Grand Duchy of Moscow | Golden Horde | ||||||
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Dmitry Shemyaka Dmitry Krasny | Ulugh Muhammad | ||||||
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Modern estimates: unknown, but less than tatar Tatar source: 40,000 (exaggerated) |
3,000–10,000 Other estimates: 40,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Belyov (Russian: Битва под Белёвом) was fought in 1437 near Belyov between the troops of the Grand Duchy of Moscow under the command of Dmitry Shemyaka and Tatars led by Ulugh Muhammad. The result of the battle is interpreted completely differently in different sources.