EPISODE · Jul 24, 2026 · 7 MIN
The Great Standoff on the Ugra River: Russia's Final Break from the Horde
from The Golden Horde: Mongol Rule Over Russia Explained — Fexingo History · host Fexingo
In 1480, Ivan III of Moscow faced off against Khan Ahmad of the Great Horde on the banks of the Ugra River. For months, two armies stared each other down, neither willing to cross. Then, without a major battle, the Mongols withdrew. The so-called 'Great Stand on the Ugra' has been mythologized as the end of Mongol rule over Russia — but the reality is more complicated. This episode of The Golden Horde dives into the politics, the shifting alliances (including the role of the Crimean Khanate and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania), and the debate among historians: was Ugra a decisive liberation or an anticlimactic retreat? Lucas and Luna unpack the chronicles, the geopolitics, and the legacy of this strange, bloodless finale to 250 years of dominance. #UgraRiver #GreatStand #IvanIII #KhanAhmad #GreatHorde #MongolYoke #RussianHistory #1480 #Lithuania #CrimeanKhanate #SofiyaPalaiologina #VasilyIII #MedievalDiplomacy #Moscow #Steppe #History #FexingoHistory #GoldenHorde Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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