Mongol invasions of Lithuania are not very well documented, but historians know that Mongols invaded

territories of the Kingdom of Lithuania and later, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, on several occasions in
late 13th and early 14th century. Despite occasional setbacks, which likely forced the Lithuanian state and
its neighbors the Yotvingians to become client states of Mongols for a short period, in the long run
Lithuanians were able to take control of a number of formerly Mongol territories.

Lithuanian–Mongol conflict
The Lithuanians first made contact with the Mongols around 1237–1240, though for the next decade or
two the Mongols did not consider Lithuanian-held territories a priority.

The first major incursion of Mongols from the Golden Horde under Burundai on the Lithuanian territories
took place in winter of 1258. It was likely a reaction to Lithuanian incursions into Mongol-held territories.
After raiding Lithuania and the Yotvingians, the next year, two tumens (20,000 men), under the leadership
of Berke, attacked Poland (in what is known as the second Mongol invasion of Poland).

The Mongol invasion of Lithuania in the years 1258–1259 is generally seen as a Mongol victory, as
Lithuanian territories have been described as "devastated" following the Mongol incursion, in what was
"possibly the most horrible event of the thirteenth century" for Lithuania. In the immediate aftermath of
this invasion, Lithuania might have become a tributary or protectorate and ally to the Horde for several
years or decades. A similar fate was likely met by the Lithuanians' neighbours, the Yotvingians. Some
Lithuanian or Yotvingian warriors likely participated in the Mongol invasion of Poland in 1259, though
there are no historical documents to clarify whether they did so with their leaders' permission, or as free
mercenaries, or as forced troops.

Nonetheless, the invasion did not have major or lasting consequences for Lithuania, particularly as it was
not directly incorporated into the Mongol Empire, nor subject to Mongol darughachi administration.
Lithuanian defeat did however weaken the power of Lithuanian king Mindaugas who was eventually
assassinated in 1263, which also marked the end of the short-lived, Christian Kingdom of Lithuania. The
temporary shifting of the allegiance of its successor, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, toward Mongols, or at
least, away from the Christian Europe, was also a short-term victory for the Mongols.

Legacy
Mongols raided Lithuania again in 1275, 1279, and 1325.

Overall, the Mongols did not make any major effort to conquer Lithuania. In time, the Grand Duchy of
Lithuania became a rival to the Golden Horde, taking over some of the former Kievan Rus' territories
controlled by the Mongols as the Horde became weakened in the 13th and 14th centuries, though it
lacked manpower to threaten Mongol territories outside of northeastern Europe