Igor of Kiev
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Igor of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus', a member of the Rurik dynasty who ruled from Kiev and continued the consolidation of the early East Slavic state.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Prince of Kiev
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Drevlians ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Kyiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev (traditional attribution)
|
| causeOfDeath | killed by Drevlians ⓘ |
| child | Sviatoslav I of Kiev ⓘ |
| chronicleMention |
Rus' chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Primary Chronicle
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| deathDate | 945 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Volhynia
ⓘ
surface form:
Drevlians' land
near Iskorosten ⓘ |
| dynasty | Rurik dynasty ⓘ |
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | East Slavs ⓘ |
| father | Rurik ⓘ |
| governedCity |
Kyiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev
|
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| house |
Rurik dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Rurikids
|
| languageOfEnvironment | Old East Slavic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath |
executed
ⓘ
killed ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rurik dynasty ⓘ |
| notableCampaign | military campaigns against Byzantium ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conflict with the Drevlians
ⓘ
killed while collecting tribute from the Drevlians ⓘ tribute collection campaigns ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Prince of Kiev
ⓘ
Grand Prince of Kiev ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Kievan Rus'
|
| predecessor | Oleg of Novgorod ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| reignEnd | 945 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 912 ⓘ |
| religion | Slavic paganism ⓘ |
| roleInStateFormation | continued consolidation of early East Slavic state ⓘ |
| ruledFrom |
Kyiv
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiev
|
| spouse | Olga of Kiev ⓘ |
| successor |
Olga of Kiev
ⓘ
Sviatoslav I of Kiev ⓘ |
| successorAsRegent | Olga of Kiev ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion | consolidation of Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| title | Knyaz ⓘ |
| treaty | Rus'–Byzantine treaties ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.