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In 1224 the chieftains of the Poloftsi one of those pastoral tribes which roamed on the Steppe and habitually carried on a predatory warfare with the Russians of the south sent deputies to Mistislaf the Brave, Prince of Galicia, to inform him that their country had been invaded from the southeast by strong, cruel enemies called Tartars* strange-looking men with brown faces, eyes small and wide apart, thick lips, broad shoulders, and black hair.
Mistislaf had probably no objection to the Poloftsi being annihilated by some tribe stronger and fiercer than themselves, for they gave him a great deal of trouble by their frequent raids; but he perceived the force of the argument about his own turn coming next, and thought it wise to assist his usually hostile neighbours.
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