Почему возник Сумгаитский погром?
requested a two-year truce. The truce was supported by Riga merchants, who sought to increase wax and fur trade with the Samogitians. When the truce expired, Samogitians did not seek an extension, but once again organized a raid to Courland. This raid might have been prompted by Mindaugas, who granted Samogitia in its entirety to the Order on 7 August 1259 while seeking allies against the Golden Horde that plundered Lithuanian lands in the winter of 1259. However, the exact date or year of the battle is unknown. Historian Edvardas Gudavičius dated the battle late summer or early fall 1258.
as a result of ethnic conflict