Principality of Kiev

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As a result of the fragmentation of the Rus', effective rule of Grand Princes of Kiev was gradually reduced to the central regions of Kievan Rus' (around its capital city Kiev), thus forming a reduced princely domain, known as the Principality of Kiev.

Establishment

January 1133: As a result of the fragmentation of the Rus', effective rule of Grand Princes of Kiev was gradually reduced to central regions of Kievan Rus', thus forming a reduced princely domain, known as the inner Principality of Kiev. Following the death of Mstislav I of Kiev in 1132, the semi-autonomous states were de facto independent.

January 1133: Following the death of Mstislav I of Kiev in 1132, the semi-autonomous states of the Kievan Rus' were de facto independent.

Chronology

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1. Fragmentation of the Kievan Rus´

Following the death of Mstislav I of Kiev in 1132, the semi-autonomous states of the Kievan Rus' were de facto independent.

2. Mongol invasions and conquests

Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

2.1.Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'

The Mongol Empire invaded and conquered the Kievan Rus' in the mid-13th century.

January 1241: The Mongol invasion of Rus' left the Principality of Kyiv in a severely ruined state. Following the invasion, it was now under the formal suzerainty of the Grand Prince of Vladimir-Suzdal, Alexander Nevsky, who in turn was a vassal to the Mongols.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1148: Establishment of the Kletsk Principality.

January 1238: Lithuania, taking advantage of the conflict between the Teutonic and Livonian Orders, launched an attack on Ruthenia and successfully annexed the regions of Navahrudak and Hrodna.

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Principality of Kiev

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