Date: | 1439 |
Place: | Nizhniy Novgorod |
Result: | Tatar victory |
Combatant1: | Grand Duchy of Moscow |
Combatant2: | Kazan Khanate |
Commander1: | Unknown |
Commander2: | Ulugh Muhammad |
Conflict: | Battle for Nizhniy Novgorod |
Partof: | First Russo-Kazan war (1437–1445) |
The Battle for Nizhny Novgorod took place between the Tatar troops under the command of Ulug-Mohammed and the Russian troops.
After Ulug-Mohammed established himself in the Middle Volga region, he decided to restore dominance over the Russian principalities, while marching to Moscow, Ulug Muhammad besieged Nizhny Novgorod almost without resistance.[1] [2]