Galicia–Volhynia Wars

Galicia–Volhynia Wars
Date	1340–1392
Location	Ruthenia (present-day West Ukraine)
Result	Fall of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia; Ruthenia divided between Poland and Lithuania;
Belligerents
Kingdom of Poland; Kingdom of Hungary; Duchy of Masovia; Local Ruthenian factions	Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Golden Horde; Local Ruthenian factions
Commanders and leaders
Casimir III of Poland; Louis I of Hungary; Jogaila	Liubartas; Dmytro Dedko; Vytautas; Tokhtamysh

The Galicia–Volhynia Wars were several wars fought in the years 1340–1392 over the succession in the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, also known as Ruthenia. After Yuri II Boleslav was poisoned by local Ruthenian nobles in 1340, both the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland advanced claims over the kingdom. After a prolonged conflict, Galicia–Volhynia was partitioned between Poland (Galicia) and Lithuania (Volhynia) and Ruthenia ceased to exist as an independent state. Poland acquired a territory of approximately 52,000 square kilometres (20,000 sq mi) with 200,000 inhabitants.

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