Principality of Kiev
| Principality of Kiev | ||||||||||
| Old East Slavic: Киевское князство | ||||||||||
| part of the Grand Duchy of Vladimir (1243–1271) part of the Kingdom of Ruthenia (1271–1301) vassal of the Golden Horde (1301–1362) part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1362–1471) |
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 Rus' principalities in 1237, Kiev in light blue
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| Capital | Kiev | |||||||||
| Languages | Old East Slavic | |||||||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox | |||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||||
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| • | Established | 1132 | ||||||||
| • | destruction of Kiev by Batu Khan | 1240 | ||||||||
| • | death of Semen Olelkovich | 1471 | ||||||||
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Coin issued by Prince Vladimir Olgerdovich of Kiev. 1388–1392
The Principality of Kiev (Old East Slavic: Киевское князство, Ukrainian: Київське князівство) was a Ruthenian state in the regions of central Ukraine around the city of Kiev that existed after the fragmentation of the Kievan Rus' in the early 12th century.
The Principality of Kiev occupied land areas on both banks of the Dnieper River, bordering the Principality of Polotsk to the north-west, the Principality of Chernigov to the north-east, Poland to the west, the Principality of Galicja to the south-west and Cumania to the south-east. Later, Kiev would be bordered by the separated Principality of Turov-Pinsk to the north and the joined Principality of Galicja-Volhynia to the west.
The region of the Kievan Rus' fragmented in the early 12th century and a number of semi-autonomous successor states arose. Kiev remained the core of the country and was the center of the spiritual life with the office of the Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church in Kiev.
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