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The Battle of Kulikovo (Russian: Куликовская битва, romanized: Kulikovskaya bitva)[a] was fought between the forces of Mamai and Russian forces led by Grand Prince Dmitry of Moscow.[4][5][6] The battle took place on 8 September 1380,[7] at Kulikovo Field near the Don River (now Tula Oblast, Russia) and was won by Dmitry,[8] who became known as Donskoy ("of the Don") after the battle.[8]
Although the victory did not end Mongol domination over Russia, it is traditionally regarded as the turning point at which Mongol influence began to wane and Moscow's power began to rise.[2][7] The battle would allow Moscow to strengthen its claims of ascendancy over the other Russian principalities,[9] in which it would ultimately become the centre of a centralized Russian state.[10][11][12][13][14] Russians also finally ended the national fragmentation among the Russian people, and the battle is considered the beginning of the unification of the Russian nation into one whole.[15]
The victory at Kulikovo is commemorated in Russia as a Day of Military Honour.
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