The Great Standoff on the Ugra River 1480

In 1480, the Golden Horde and the Grand Principality of Moscow faced off across the Ugra River for months, a confrontation that ended not with a battle but with a quiet withdrawal. This episode explores the political and military context of the Great Stand on the Ugra River, examining how Ivan III of Moscow and Khan Akhmat of the Great Horde came to that moment, the role of the Crimean Khanate and the Polish–Lithuanian alliance, and why the Horde's retreat is often marked as the end of the 'Tatar Yoke' in Russian historiography. We also discuss the contested nature of that narrative, the earlier Battle of Shelon, and the diplomatic maneuvering behind the scenes. Specific names and terms include Akhmat Khan, Ivan III, Ugra River, Great Horde, Crimean Khanate, Mengli Giray, Casimir IV, Shelon River, and the term 'Tatar Yoke' itself. #UgraRiver1480 #AkhmatKhan #IvanIII #GreatHorde #GoldenHorde #TatarYoke #Muscovy #CrimeanKhanate #MengliGiray #CasimirIV #StandOnTheUgra #RussianHistory #MedievalHistory #MongolEmpire #SteppePolitics #EndOfTheYoke #History #FexingoHistory #BatuKhan #Kyiv1240 Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo