Principality of Kiev

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The Principality of Kiev was a medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Kiev, which served as a major political, cultural, and religious hub of Kievan Rus' before its decline under Mongol invasion.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Principality of Kiev canonical 6
Kiev land 1
Kievan princely domain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf East Slavic principality
former country
medieval state
capital Kyiv
surface form: Kiev
capitalOf Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'
causeOfDecline Mongol invasions of Europe
surface form: Mongol invasion

fragmentation of Kievan Rus'
continent Europe
culturalCenterFor East Slavs
declinePeriod 13th century
era Middle Ages
ethnicGroup East Slavs
Rusyns
surface form: Ruthenians
flourishedInCentury 10th century
11th century
12th century
foundedBy Rurik dynasty
surface form: Rurikids
governmentType feudal principality
monarchy
hasCenter city of Kiev
hasFormOfGovernment hereditary principality
historicalRegion Ruthenia
historicalRole core principality of Kievan Rus'
major cultural hub of Kievan Rus'
major political hub of Kievan Rus'
major religious hub of Kievan Rus'
locatedIn Ruthenia
surface form: East Slavic lands

Eastern Europe
modernTerritoryIncludes Belarus
Russia
Ukraine
namedAfter Kyiv
surface form: Kiev
partOf Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'

medieval Ruthenia
politicalCenterFor Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'
predecessor early Kievan Rus' polity
religion Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
religiousCenterFor Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'
rulingClass Rurik dynasty
significantEvent Christianization of Kievan Rus'
Tatar invasion of Russia
surface form: Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

Siege of Kiev (1240)
surface form: Sack of Kiev in 1240
successor Golden Horde
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
timePeriod approximately 9th–13th centuries
usedLanguage Church Slavonic
Old East Slavic

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Referenced by (8)

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

Siege of Kiev (1240) defender Principality of Kiev
Battle of the Kalka River belligerent Principality of Kiev
Principality of Polotsk sharesBorderWith Principality of Kiev
Principality of Volhynia borderedBy Principality of Kiev
Berestove, near Kiev partOf Principality of Kiev
this entity surface form: Kievan princely domain
Chernigov land borderedBy Principality of Kiev
this entity surface form: Kiev land
Principality of Chernigov borderedBy Principality of Kiev
Wars against the Cumans hasMainBelligerent Principality of Kiev