Principality of Polotsk
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The Principality of Polotsk was a major medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Polotsk, influential in the political and cultural development of what is now Belarus and parts of northeastern Europe.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Slavic state
ⓘ
former country ⓘ medieval principality ⓘ |
| capital | Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | grivna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ trade along the Dvina River ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
East Slavs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Krivichs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Duchy of Polotsk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | tribal organization of the Krivichs ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
East Slavic culture
ⓘ
Orthodox Christian culture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Drutsk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lukoml NERFINISHED ⓘ Minsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitebsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Baltic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
10th century
ⓘ
circa 9th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Church Slavonic
ⓘ
Old East Slavic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Vitebsk Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Western Dvina River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerson |
Bryachislav of Polotsk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Euphrosyne of Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogneda of Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogvolod of Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Vseslav of Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kievan Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| sharesBorderWith |
Novgorod Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Principality of Kiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Pskov NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Turov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Christianization of Polotsk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
incorporation into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ struggle for autonomy from Kiev ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.