Principality of Kiev

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The Principality of Kiev was a medieval East Slavic state centered on the city of Kiev, which served as a major political, cultural, and religious hub of Kievan Rus' before its decline under Mongol invasion.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Principality of Kiev canonical 9
Duchy of Kiev 1
Kiev land 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf East Slavic principality ⓘ
former country ⓘ
medieval state ⓘ
capital Kiev ⓘ
linked to: Kyiv
capitalOf Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus
causeOfDecline Mongol invasion ⓘ
fragmentation of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
culturalCenterFor East Slavs ⓘ
declinePeriod 13th century ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup East Slavs ⓘ
Ruthenians ⓘ
linked to: Rusyns
flourishedInCentury 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
foundedBy Rurikids ⓘ
linked to: Rurik dynasty
governmentType feudal principality ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
hasCenter city of Kiev ⓘ
hasFormOfGovernment hereditary principality ⓘ
historicalRegion Ruthenia ⓘ
historicalRole core principality of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
major cultural hub of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
major political hub of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
major religious hub of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
locatedIn East Slavic lands ⓘ
linked to: Ruthenia

Eastern Europe ⓘ
modernTerritoryIncludes Belarus ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ
namedAfter Kiev ⓘ
linked to: Kyiv
partOf Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus

medieval Ruthenia ⓘ
politicalCenterFor Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus
predecessor early Kievan Rus' polity ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
religiousCenterFor Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus
rulingClass Rurik dynasty ⓘ
significantEvent Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Sack of Kiev in 1240 ⓘ
successor Golden Horde ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ⓘ
timePeriod approximately 9th–13th centuries ⓘ
usedLanguage Church Slavonic ⓘ
Old East Slavic ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Kiev (1240) → defender → Principality of Kiev ⓘ
Battle of the Kalka River → belligerent → Principality of Kiev ⓘ
Principality of Polotsk → sharesBorderWith → Principality of Kiev ⓘ
Principality of Volhynia → borderedBy → Principality of Kiev ⓘ
Berestove, near Kiev → partOf → Kievan princely domain ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Kiev
Chernigov land → borderedBy → Kiev land ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Kiev
Principality of Chernigov → borderedBy → Principality of Kiev ⓘ
Wars against the Cumans → hasMainBelligerent → Principality of Kiev ⓘ
Igor Olgovich → allegiance → Principality of Kiev ⓘ
Kiev Voivodeship → predecessor → Duchy of Kiev ⓘ
linked to: Principality of Kiev
Rurikid principalities → included → Principality of Kiev ⓘ
Tatar invasion of Russia → hasParticipant → Principality of Kiev ⓘ