▁ ▁In ▁ 1 3 1 7 , ▁Mik h ail ▁Y ar oslav ich ▁defeated ▁Y uri ▁at ▁a ▁village ▁called ▁B ort ene vo . ▁Mik h ail ▁captured ▁Y uri ' s ▁wife , ▁Kon ch aka , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁Khan ' s ▁sister . ▁Un l uck ily , ▁Kon ch aka ▁died ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁cust ody ▁of ▁Mik h ail ; ▁Y uri ▁announced ▁to ▁the ▁Khan ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁poison ed ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁Mik h ail . ▁He ▁and ▁Y uri ▁were ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Golden ▁Hor de ▁for ▁a ▁trial , ▁after ▁which ▁Mik h ail ▁was ▁be head ed ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 3 1 8 . ▁ ▁Following ▁Y ury ' s ▁mach in ations , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁Khan ▁to ▁grant ▁the ▁y ar lik ▁( pat ent ▁of ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Grand ▁Prince ▁of ▁Vladimir ) ▁to ▁Moscow ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁their ▁father ' s ▁execution ▁by ▁the ▁Hor de , ▁D mit ry ▁and ▁his ▁brother , ▁Alexander , ▁fought ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁batt les ▁with ▁Y ury ▁and ▁intr igu ed ▁against ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁Hor de , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁D mit ry ' s ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁y ar lik ▁of ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁grand ▁pr inc ely ▁throne ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 2 , ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁persu aded ▁the ▁k han ▁that ▁Y ury ▁had ▁appropri ated ▁a ▁large ▁portion