Wars against the Cumans

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medieval military conflict series of wars

The Wars against the Cumans were a series of medieval military campaigns in which Kievan Rus', under rulers such as Vladimir II Monomakh, fought the nomadic Cuman tribes on the steppe frontiers of Eastern Europe.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Igor's campaign against the Polovtsians 2
Cuman raids on Kievan Rus' 1
Kievan Rus'–Cuman wars 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval military conflict ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ
conflictBetween Cumans ⓘ
Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form: Kievan Rus'
documentedIn Hypatian Chronicle ⓘ
Rus' chronicles ⓘ
surface form: Primary Chronicle
endTime early 12th century ⓘ
hasBattle Battle of the Salnytsia River ⓘ
Battle of the Stugna River ⓘ
campaigns of 1103 ⓘ
campaigns of 1107 ⓘ
campaigns of 1111 ⓘ
hasCause Wars against the Cumans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cuman raids on Kievan Rus'

control of steppe frontier ⓘ
protection of trade routes ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Christian–nomadic steppe frontier interactions ⓘ
hasEffect expansion of Kievan Rus' influence into steppe zones ⓘ
strengthening of Vladimir II Monomakh's authority ⓘ
temporary stabilization of southern borders of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
weakening of some Cuman groups ⓘ
hasHistoricalRegion Cumania (historical region) ⓘ
surface form: Cumania

Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form: Kievan Rus'
hasMainBelligerent Principality of Kiev ⓘ
other Rus' principalities ⓘ
hasMilitaryStrategy coalition campaigns of multiple Rus' princes ⓘ
deep raids into steppe territory ⓘ
destruction of Cuman camps and winter quarters ⓘ
hasOutcome continued steppe threats after Vladimir II Monomakh's death ⓘ
no permanent conquest of Cuman lands ⓘ
periodic peace treaties with Cumans ⓘ
hasParticipant Cuman tribal leaders ⓘ
Monomakhovichi ⓘ
surface form: Monomakh's sons

Oleg Sviatoslavich ⓘ
Sviatopolk II of Kiev ⓘ
Vladimir II Monomakh ⓘ
locatedIn Eastern Europe ⓘ
Pontic–Caspian steppe ⓘ
opponent Cuman–Kipchak confederation ⓘ
partOf Wars against the Cumans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kievan Rus'–Cuman wars
relatedTo Kipchaks ⓘ
surface form: Kipchak–Rus' relations

Mongol invasions of Europe ⓘ
surface form: Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

Pecheneg–Rus' conflicts ⓘ
startTime late 11th century ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vladimir II Monomakh → militaryConflict → Wars against the Cumans ⓘ
Wars against the Cumans → partOf → Wars against the Cumans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kievan Rus'–Cuman wars
Wars against the Cumans → hasCause → Wars against the Cumans self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cuman raids on Kievan Rus'
Igor Svyatoslavich → notableWork → Wars against the Cumans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igor's campaign against the Polovtsians
Igor Svyatoslavich → participantIn → Wars against the Cumans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Igor's campaign against the Polovtsians