Igor Svyatoslavich

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Igor Svyatoslavich was a 12th-century Rus' prince best known as the protagonist of the medieval epic "The Tale of Igor's Campaign," which recounts his ill-fated raid against the Polovtsians.

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Label Occurrences
Igor Sviatoslavich 2
Igor Svyatoslavich canonical 2
Prince Igor 2

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kievan Rus' noble
historical figure
medieval ruler
prince
associatedWith Seversky Donets basin
surface form: Seversky Donets region

steppe frontier of Kievan Rus'
birthPlace Novgorod-Seversky NERFINISHED
child Roman Igorevich NERFINISHED
Rostislav Igorevich NERFINISHED
Svyatoslav Igorevich NERFINISHED
Vladimir Igorevich NERFINISHED
conflict Rus'–Polovtsian wars
countryOfCitizenship Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'
culture Old East Slavic
deathPlace Chernigov
ethnicGroup East Slavs
father Svyatoslav Olgovich NERFINISHED
floruit late 12th century
genreOfDepiction epic poem
givenName Igor
historicalRegion Principality of Chernigov
Principality of Novgorod-Seversky
languageOfEnvironment Old East Slavic
legacy became a symbol of the dangers of princely disunity in Rus'
inspired later Russian and Ukrainian literary works
militaryRank prince-commander
mother Yaroslavna of Halych
nobleFamily Rurik dynasty
notableFor being protagonist of The Tale of Igor's Campaign
campaign against the Polovtsians in 1185
notableWork Wars against the Cumans
surface form: Igor's campaign against the Polovtsians
opponent Polovtsians
participantIn Wars against the Cumans
surface form: Igor's campaign against the Polovtsians

wars between Rus' principalities and the Polovtsians
patronymic Svyatoslavich NERFINISHED
portrayedAs brave but impulsive military leader
symbol of princely valor and tragedy in Old Rus' literature
positionHeld Prince of Chernigov
Prince of Novgorod-Seversky NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
sourceOfInformation Rus' chronicles
surface form: East Slavic chronicles

The Tale of Igor's Campaign
spouse Yaroslavna of Halych
subjectOf The Tale of Igor's Campaign
medieval East Slavic chronicles
timePeriod 12th century

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Olgovichi notableMember Igor Svyatoslavich
Alexander Borodin notableWork Igor Svyatoslavich
this entity surface form: Prince Igor
Stranger in Paradise adaptedFromWork Igor Svyatoslavich
this entity surface form: Prince Igor
Sviatoslavichi of Chernigov member Igor Svyatoslavich
this entity surface form: Igor Sviatoslavich
Prince of Chernigov hasNotableHolder Igor Svyatoslavich
this entity surface form: Igor Sviatoslavich
Principality of Chernigov notableRuler Igor Svyatoslavich