The beginning of the end for its independence was the Battle of Shelon River, where its poorly organized forces were routed by a force one-quarter its size.
The beginning of the end for its independence was the Battle of Shelon River, where its poorly organized forces were routed by a force one-quarter its size. Its constituent political units were public assemblies known as vecha, and executive power may have been vested in a Council of Lords chaired by the Archbishop. Though it rose to prominence because of the fur trade, and was the site of the Hanseatic kontor of the Peterhof, its inability to feed itself made it dependent on the region of Vladimir-Suzdal for food, and it was annexed by Ivan III in 1478 to Muscovy. With a name meaning "New City," FTP, name this historic Russian city, led in the 13th century by Alexander Nevsky.
The beginning of the end for its independence was the Battle of Shelon River, where its poorly organized forces were routed by a force one-quarter its size.
Velikiy {Novgorod} (or {Novgorod} the Great)