Polans

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The Polans were a West Slavic tribe that formed the core of the early Polish state and played a central role in the Christianization of Poland.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Polans canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West Slavic tribe ⓘ
historical ethnic group ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture Prague–Korchak culture (attribution debated) ⓘ
centeredAround Gniezno ⓘ
Poznań ⓘ
christianizationDate 966 ⓘ
christianizationRuler Mieszko I ⓘ
linked to: Mieszko I of Poland
christianizedBy missionaries from Bohemia ⓘ
convertedTo Christianity ⓘ
coreOf early Polish state ⓘ
countryToday Poland ⓘ
cultureArea Lechitic cultural zone ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
engagedIn regional trade in Central Europe ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf West Slavs ⓘ
firstRuler Mieszko I ⓘ
linked to: Mieszko I of Poland
fortifiedSettlements Gniezno stronghold ⓘ
Poznań stronghold ⓘ
gaveNameTo Poland ⓘ
historicalRegion Polonia Maior (Greater Poland) ⓘ
linked to: Greater Poland
knownFor agricultural lifestyle ⓘ
early state-building in Central Europe ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-European languages ⓘ
locatedIn Greater Poland ⓘ
mergedInto Polish nation ⓘ
linked to: Poles
nameEtymology derived from Slavic word "pole" meaning "field" ⓘ
partOf Lechitic tribes ⓘ
playedRoleIn Christianization of Poland ⓘ
formation of the Polish state ⓘ
politicalCenterOf Duchy of the Polans ⓘ
politicalIntegrationOf neighboring West Slavic tribes ⓘ
politicalSystem early tribal monarchy ⓘ
region Warta River basin ⓘ
relatedGroup Masovians ⓘ
linked to: Mazovians

Silesians ⓘ
Vistulans ⓘ
religionBeforeChristianization Slavic paganism ⓘ
ruledBy Piast dynasty ⓘ
spokeLanguage Old Polish ⓘ
West Slavic language ⓘ
subgroupOf Slavs ⓘ
Western Slavs ⓘ
linked to: West Slavs
successorState Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
timePeriod early Middle Ages ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Baptism of Poland → hasParticipant → Polans ⓘ
subject linked to: baptism of Poland
Duke of the Polans → country → Polans ⓘ
Mieszko I of Poland → ethnicGroup → Polans ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke of the Polans
Siemowit → ethnicGroup → Polans ⓘ
Veleti → neighbour → Polans ⓘ