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
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3479729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Principality of Kiev Context triple: [Siege of Kiev (1240), defender, Principality of Kiev]
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A.
Principality of Chernigov
The Principality of Chernigov was a major medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Chernihiv, influential within Kievan Rus' and later ruled by the Olgovichi dynasty.
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B.
Kingdom of Rus'
The Kingdom of Rus' was a medieval East Slavic state centered in the regions of Galicia and Volhynia, playing a key role in the political and cultural life of Eastern Europe in the 13th–14th centuries.
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C.
Grand Duchy of Vladimir
The Grand Duchy of Vladimir was a medieval East Slavic principality that emerged as a major political and cultural center in northeastern Rus, serving as a key predecessor to the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Russian state.
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D.
Principality of Moscow
The Principality of Moscow was a medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Moscow that laid the foundations for the later Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Russian state.
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E.
Principality of Yaroslavl
The Principality of Yaroslavl was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Yaroslavl in what is now central Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Principality of Kiev Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Principality of Chernigov
The Principality of Chernigov was a major medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Chernihiv, influential within Kievan Rus' and later ruled by the Olgovichi dynasty.
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B.
Kingdom of Rus'
The Kingdom of Rus' was a medieval East Slavic state centered in the regions of Galicia and Volhynia, playing a key role in the political and cultural life of Eastern Europe in the 13th–14th centuries.
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C.
Grand Duchy of Vladimir
The Grand Duchy of Vladimir was a medieval East Slavic principality that emerged as a major political and cultural center in northeastern Rus, serving as a key predecessor to the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Russian state.
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D.
Principality of Moscow
The Principality of Moscow was a medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Moscow that laid the foundations for the later Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Russian state.
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E.
Principality of Yaroslavl
The Principality of Yaroslavl was a medieval East Slavic principality centered on the city of Yaroslavl in what is now central Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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| 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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Subject: Principality of Kiev Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
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