Muhi csata. Nemzeti Emlékhely.

Historic Monument. The Battle of Muhi was one of the most significant battles in Hungarian history, as well as the most memorable clash of the Tartar invasion. On April 11-12, 1241, next to Muhi, the Mongols defeated a decisive defeat in IV. To the army of King Bela. The Mongols attacked from the direction: the northern wing invaded Hungary, then the Carpathian passes, through southern Transylvania, and the main army led by the Batu Khan invaded Hungary through the Vereckei Pass. On March 12, 1241, Khan Batu broke through the border barriers with ease and cut down the five-thousand-strong army of palatine Dénes, who defended the pass. The battle was followed by a year-long occupation, the Tartar invasion decimated the country’s population and turned much of its territory into wasteland. The Mongols did not succeed in capturing King Béla of Hungary, and despite the defeat, the Hungarian resistance did not cease. The Mongols used rudimentary hand missiles acquired from the Chinese during their Eastern European campaign, including in Hungary.