Sviatoslav I of Kiev

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Sviatoslav I of Kiev was a 10th-century Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' renowned for his aggressive military campaigns that greatly expanded and reshaped the power of the early East Slavic state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prince of Kiev
historical figure
medieval monarch
military leader
ruler of Kievan Rus'
battle Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
surface form: Rus'–Byzantine War of 970–971

Siege of Dorostolon
campaign against the Khazars c. 965
birthDate c. 942
capital Kyiv
surface form: Kiev
child Oleg Sviatoslavich (of the Drevlians) NERFINISHED
Vladimir the Great NERFINISHED
Yaropolk I of Kiev NERFINISHED
country Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'
deathCause killed in ambush
deathDate 972
dynasty Rurik dynasty
era 10th century
ethnicGroup East Slavs
father Igor of Kiev NERFINISHED
givenName Sviatoslav
historicalRegion Eastern Europe
Pontic–Caspian steppe
surface form: Pontic steppe
killedBy Pechenegs
knownFor aggressive military expansion
pagan resistance to Christianity
reshaping the power of early Kievan Rus'
languageSpoken Old East Slavic
mannerOfDeath homicide
militaryBranch Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus' druzhina
mother Olga of Kiev
notableWork Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
surface form: Rus'–Byzantine War (970–971)

campaigns against the Alans
campaigns against the Khazars
campaigns against the Volga Bulgars
campaigns in Bulgaria
campaigns in the Balkans
conquest of Khazar Khaganate territories
otherTitle Prince of Novgorod NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Dnieper Rapids
near Khortytsia
positionHeld Grand Prince of Kiev
predecessor Igor of Kiev
reignEnd 972
reignStart 945
relative Olga of Kiev
surface form: Saint Olga of Kiev

Vladimir the Great NERFINISHED
religion Slavic paganism
sexOrGender male
successor Yaropolk I of Kiev

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Igor of Kiev child Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Olga of Kiev child Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Olga of Kiev mother Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Rurik dynasty notableMember Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Kyivan Rus notableRuler Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Olga of Kiev regencyFor Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Igor of Kiev successor Sviatoslav I of Kiev
Olga of Kiev successor Sviatoslav I of Kiev