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.

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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

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Rurik fatherOf Igor of Kiev
Rurik dynasty notableMember Igor of Kiev
Kyivan Rus notableRuler Igor of Kiev
Olga of Kiev predecessor Igor of Kiev
Sviatoslav I of Kiev predecessor Igor of Kiev
Olga of Kiev spouse Igor of Kiev