Zalesye region

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The Zalesye region was a medieval northeastern area of Rus’ that became the core territory of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality and a cradle of the later Russian state.

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Zalesye region canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
medieval region ⓘ
coreOf Vladimir-Suzdal principality ⓘ
cradleOf Grand Duchy of Vladimir ⓘ
Russian state ⓘ
linked to: Russian Empire
culturalContinuityWith later Russian principalities ⓘ
developedFrom colonization of northeastern forests of Rus' ⓘ
ethnicallyAssociatedWith East Slavs ⓘ
followedBy Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
Vladimir-Suzdal principality ⓘ
hasCapital Vladimir ⓘ
hasImportantCity Moscow ⓘ
Pereslavl-Zalessky ⓘ
Rostov ⓘ
Suzdal ⓘ
Yuryev-Polsky ⓘ
historicalRole formed nucleus of later Muscovy ⓘ
political center shifted here from southern Rus' ⓘ
historicalSignificance early center of Russian statehood ⓘ
shift of Rus' political gravity to the northeast ⓘ
languageUsed Old East Slavic ⓘ
laterPoliticalCenter Moscow ⓘ
locatedIn northeastern Rus' ⓘ
locatedNear Oka River ⓘ
Volga River ⓘ
nameMeaning land beyond the forest ⓘ
partOf Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Vladimir-Suzdal land ⓘ
politicalCenter Vladimir ⓘ
precededBy forest frontier of northeastern Rus' ⓘ
predecessorOf Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
Russian Tsardom ⓘ
linked to: Tsardom of Russia
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
ruledBy Monomakhovichi dynasty ⓘ
Rostislavichi dynasty ⓘ
Vsevolod the Big Nest ⓘ
linked to: Vsevolod

Yurievichi (line of Yuri Dolgorukiy) ⓘ
linked to: Dolgorukov family
terrain heavily forested ⓘ
interfluvial region between Volga and Oka rivers ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ

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