Editing Yury of Moscow (section)

=== Last years ===
Yury returned to Suzdalia in 1319, spending much time in Novgorod.{{sfn|Martin|2007|p=195}} He was fiercely resisted by other princes and populace alike, as his appointment to grand prince was considered illegitimate.{{sfn|Martin|2007|p=195}} Now entrusted with the task of gathering tribute to the Horde, Yury faced much opposition; Uzbeg sent no fewer than four punitive expeditions to the northeastern principalities of Rus' during Yury's last two years as grand prince (1320–1322) in order to enforce their joint authority.{{sfn|Martin|2007|p=195}} In particular, Mikhail's son and successor, [[Dmitry of Tver|Dmitry "the Terrible Eyes" of Tver]], still opposed him. In 1322,{{sfn|Martin|2007|p=195}} Dmitry, seeking revenge for his father's murder,{{cn|date=May 2023}} went to Sarai{{sfn|Martin|2007|p=195}} and persuaded the khan that Yury had appropriated a large portion of the tribute due to the Horde.{{cn|date=May 2023}} Uzbek granded Dmitry the patent for grand prince of Vladimir.{{sfn|Martin|2007|p=195}} Yury was summoned to the Horde for a trial but, before any formal investigation, was killed by Dmitry. Eight months later, Dmitry was also executed in the Horde.<ref>John Fennell, "Princely Executions in the Horde 1308-1339," ''Forschungen zur Osteuropaischen Geschichte'' 38 (1988), 9-19.</ref> In early 1326,  Yury's remains were returned to Moscow and buried by the bishops of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] headed by [[Peter of Moscow|Metropolitan Peter]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fennell |first1=John |title=The Emergence of Moscow, 1304-1359 |date=September 2022 |isbn=978-0-520-34758-8 |page=102 |publisher=Univ of California Press |url=https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520347588/the-emergence-of-moscow-1304-1359 |language=en}}</ref>

Shortly before his death, Yury led the army of Novgorod to fight the [[Sweden|Swedes]] and founded a fort in the mouth of the [[Neva River]]. Upon signing the [[Treaty of Orekhovo]] in 1323, Yury continued eastward and conquered [[Velikiy Ustyug]] the same year.{{cn|date=May 2023}}