Kulikovo Field

Kulikovo Field (Russian: Куликово поле, romanized: Kulikovo pole, lit. 'snipe’s field') is a field in the Kimovsky, Kurkinsky and Bogoroditsky districts of Tula Oblast in Russia.

Not to be confused with Kulykove Pole.

It is where the Battle of Kulikovo took place on September 8, 1380, between a united Russian army led by Dmitry of Moscow and an army of the Golden Horde, under the command of Mamai. The battle was won by Dmitry, who received the name Donskoy ("of the Don").

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