jun 1, 1241 - Battle of the Sajó River
1241AD
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Batu Khan defeats Béla. The kingdom is saved only by the death of The Great Khan (Batu Khan leaves to be present for the election of a successor)
Still, mongols loot and pillage, depopulating half of the villages, only fortified places survive.
A famine follows the next 2 years.
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