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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
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