page_title: Galicia–Volhynia Wars
hierarchical_section_title: Galicia–Volhynia Wars
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Mapa Polski za panowania Kazimierza III Wielkiego (1333 - 1370) English: Map of Poland and territorial borders during the reign of Casimir III the Great (1333 - 1370)
context_page_description: Galicia–Volhynia Wars were several wars fought in the years 1340–1392 over the succession in the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia. After Boleslaw-Yuri II was poisoned by local nobles in 1340, both Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland advanced claims over the principality. After a prolonged conflict, Galicia–Volhynia was divided between Poland and Lithuania and the principality ceased to exist as an independent state. Poland acquired a territory of approximately 52,000 square kilometres with 200,000 inhabitants.
context_section_description: Galicia–Volhynia Wars were several wars fought in the years 1340–1392 over the succession in the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia (in modern Poland and Ukraine). After Boleslaw-Yuri II was poisoned by local nobles in 1340, both Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland advanced claims over the principality. After a prolonged conflict, Galicia–Volhynia was divided between Poland (Galicia) and Lithuania (Volhynia) and the principality 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.
caption: Map of Kingdom of Poland (1333–70). Note territorial expansion into southeast (light pink).
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