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The Principality of Chernigov [a] was one of the largest and most powerful states within Kievan Rus'.For a time the principality was the second most powerful after Kiev. The principality was formed in the 10th century and maintained some of its distinctiveness until the 16th cent
The grand principality was the largest in Kievan Rus and included not only the Severian towns but even such remote regions as Murom, Ryazan and Tmutarakan. The golden age of Chernigov, when the city population peaked at 25,000, lasted until 1239 when the city was sacked by the hordes of Batu Khan, and entered a long period of relative obscurity.
A hagiography vita of Michael of Chernigov was written some time after his death, describing his life in detail, and framing his execution as martyrdom. [2] It is unclear when this account was written (at least after the Mongol census in Suzdalia and Novgorod in 1257–59 [6]), and how historically reliable it is. [2]
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The Chernigov Principality was bordered by the Murom-Ryazan Land to the north and the Tmutorokan Principality to the southeast, and it exerted influence on both. Chernigov was the capital of the principality. Other notable urban centers included Novgorod-Seversky, Starodub-Seversky, Trubchevsk, and Kozelsk. Chernigov's population was estimated ...
The Prince of Chernigov was the kniaz, the ruler or sub-ruler, of the Rus' Principality of Chernigov, a lordship which lasted four centuries straddling what are now parts of Ukraine, Belarus and the Russian Federation.
Mstislav Vladimirovich [a] (died c. 1035) was the earliest attested prince of Tmutarakan and Chernigov in Kievan Rus'. He was a younger son of Vladimir the Great, the grand prince of Kiev. His father appointed him to rule Tmutarakan, an important fortress by the Strait of Kerch, in or after 988.
Once he was back in Kiev, Iziaslav granted Sviatoslav's former principality to Vsevolod, but Sviatoslav's sons considered the Principality of Chernigov as their own patrimony or otchina. [12] Oleg Sviatoslavich made an alliance with the Cumans and invaded Chernigov. [14]