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asserted his dominance and defeated
Mstislav. Caught unaware, Mstislav unsheathed a concealed dagger and betrayed Rededia and the honour of the duel by stabbing him. Rededia later, in his dying breaths, insisted that his comrades not hold a blood vendetta to avoid further gruelling wars for the Kassogians who had already fought the Mongols previous to Mstislav's campaign. Rededia's legacy was immortalized by his fellow Kassogian bards and his name continues to live even in modern Circassian minstrels, poems and folk songs. According to the
36:
522:, Mstislav "fell sick and died" on a hunting expedition between 1034 and 1036. He was buried in the Transfiguration of the Holy Savior Cathedral which had been by that time "built to a point higher than a man on horseback could reach with his hand". Because Mstislav had no surviving sons at the time of his death, his principality was united with his brother's realm.
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in a duel after violating the agreed upon rules in the duel. Rededia proposed a physical duel without the use of arms in order to spare the possibility of more war and death for the
Kassogians who were already in a semi-permanent state of war. Mstislav agreed and the duel began: Rededia immediately
480:, invaded Mstislav's domain in 1024. In the decisive battle, which was fought at Listven near Chernihiv, Mstislav emerged the victor. Yaroslav the Wise surrendered all the territories to the east of the
460:, which was the second largest town in Kievan Rus'. Since no source mentions a local prince ruling in Chernigov before this event, historians regard Mstislav as the first ruler of the
266:
to accept his suzerainty. Yaroslav the Wise also accepted the division of Kievan Rus' along the river after
Mstislav had defeated him in a battle fought at Listven by
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to
Mstislav. After this distribution of the lands of Kievan Rus' Mstislav ruled in his principality autonomously. He ordered the erection of a stone and masonry
315:
woman. Historians debate whether the future prince of
Tmutarakan and Chernihiv was the son of Rogneda or Vladimir's Czech wife: the first option is preferred by
1011:(Translated by John Wortley with Introductions by Jean-Claude Cheynet and Bernard Flusin and Notes by Jean-Claude Cheynet) (2010). Cambridge University Press.
391:" in 1016. According to the historians Simon Franklin and Jonathan Shepard, this Sphengos – whose name seems to be the Greek variant of the
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is disputed, because
Vladimir, who had seven wives and many concubines before his conversion, fathered two sons called Mstislav, according to the
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499:
to accept his suzerainty in 1029. He closely cooperated with his brother in the last years of his life. Yaroslav and
Mstislav jointly invaded
418:, Mstislav seized Rededia's "wife and children" and "imposed tribute upon the Kasogians" after his victory. Many Kassogians joined Mstislav's
1126:
1030:
1016:
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after the death of one of his brothers, Vysheslav of
Novgorod. Vernadsky writes that Mstislav, as ruler of Tmutarakan, assumed the title of
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Vladimir the Great administered large portions of Kievan Rus' through his sons by placing them in towns in the borderlands. The
375:. Mstislav remained neutral during the civil war which followed his father's death and ended with the victory of his brother,
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troops, against the city. Although he could not enter the capital of Rus' because of the locals' opposition, he forced the
1254:
278:
270:. Mstislav transferred his seat to the latter town, and became the first ruler of the principality emerging around it.
1025:(Translated and edited by Samuel Hazzard Cross and Olgerd P. Sherbowitz-Wetzor) (1953). Medieval Academy of America.
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262:, in 1024. Although Mstislav could not take Kiev, he forced the East Slavic tribes dwelling to the east of the
311:, who had been forced to be the first wife of Vladimir in the late 970s. The second Mstislav was born to a
464:. He had the citadel expanded and the defensive works surrounding the suburb reinforced in his new seat.
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to the east of Kiev—to accept his suzerainty. He transferred his seat from
Tmutarakan to
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488:, dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Holy Savior, in his capital in 1030 or 1031.
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Vladimir the Great died in 1014 while preparing a campaign against his rebellious son,
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He invaded the core territories of Kievan Rus', which were ruled by his brother,
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or
Sveinki names – could well have been identical with Mstislav.
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The Formation of the Polish State: The Period of Ducal Rule, 963–1194
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Earliest attested prince of Tmutarakan and Chernigov in Kievan Rus'
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Mstislav's only known son, Evstafy died in 1033. According to the
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narrates, under the year 988, that Mstislav became the prince of
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John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811–1057
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and distributed them as colonists in various districts."
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739:John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History
436:In 1024, while Yaroslav the Wise was away from
1023:The Russian Primary Chronicle: Laurentian Text
424:or retinue. He had a church, dedicated to the
1138:A History of Russia, Volume II: Kievan Russia
1050:. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies.
8:
1065:Franklin, Simon; Shepard, Jonathan (1996).
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364:for traders from the Kievan Rus' and the
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299:His exact position in Vladimir's family
19:For Mstislav Mstislavich the Bold, see
960:
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912:
888:
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855:
714:
702:
683:
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231:) was the earliest attested prince of
289:Mstislav was one of the many sons of
7:
1048:The Dynasty of Chernigov, 1054–1146
379:in 1019. The Byzantine chronicler
14:
1098:. Wayne State University Press.
472:Yaroslav the Wise, who mustered
1265:Children of Vladimir the Great
319:, the second by Janet Martin.
44:in single combat, painting by
1:
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1069:The Emergence of Rus 750–1200
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988:Franklin & Shepard 1996
808:Franklin & Shepard 1996
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751:Franklin & Shepard 1996
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1136:Vernadsky, George (1948).
1119:Cambridge University Press
307:. One of them was born to
243:. He was a younger son of
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1115:Medieval Russia, 980–1584
976:Russian Primary Chronicle
949:Russian Primary Chronicle
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462:Principality of Chernigov
452:tribe dwelling along the
401:In 1022, Mstislav killed
33:
1046:Dimnik, Martin (1994).
978:(year 6542–44), p. 136.
40:Mtislav defeats Prince
1160:Mstislav of Chernigov
1113:Martin, Janet (1993).
559:Мстислав Володимирович
543:Мсціслаў Уладзіміравіч
286:
282:Principalities in the
222:Mstislav Vladimirovich
29:Mstislav Vladimirovich
1260:Princes of Tmutarakan
741:(ch. 16.39.), p. 336.
717:, pp. 26, 56–57.
551:Мстислав Владимирович
281:
166:Holy Savior Cathedral
1255:Princes of Chernigov
1186:Prince of Tmutarakan
951:(year 6539), p. 136.
927:, pp. 8, 16–17.
798:(year 6530), p. 134.
491:Mstislav forced the
405:, the prince of the
323:Prince of Tmutarakan
295:Grand Prince of Kiev
249:grand prince of Kiev
123:Monarchy established
77:Monarchy established
55:Prince of Tmutarakan
1216:Prince of Chernigov
1089:Manteuffel, Tadeusz
822:, pp. 357–358.
765:, pp. 200–201.
432:Prince of Chernigov
255:, in or after 988.
101:Prince of Chernigov
915:, pp. 50, 74.
891:, pp. 12, 16.
657:, pp. 12, 26.
309:Rogneda of Polotsk
291:Vladimir the Great
287:
245:Vladimir the Great
213:Rogneda of Polotsk
203:Vladimir the Great
1270:Russian duellists
1228:
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1197:Succeeded by
1128:978-0-521-67636-6
1039:Secondary sources
1031:978-0-915651-32-0
1017:978-0-521-76705-7
858:, pp. 8, 16.
846:, pp. 3, 76.
834:, pp. 77–78.
796:Primary Chronicle
729:, pp. 75–76.
633:, pp. 2, 27.
520:Primary Chronicle
509:Primary Chronicle
503:and occupied the
416:Primary Chronicle
377:Yaroslav the Wise
329:Primary Chronicle
304:Primary Chronicle
260:Yaroslav the Wise
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21:Mstislav the Bold
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139:Sviatoslav I
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86:united with
76:
1245:1036 deaths
1240:970s births
1204:(from 1054
1201:Kievan Rus'
1073:. Longman.
961:Dimnik 1994
925:Dimnik 1994
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889:Dimnik 1994
877:Dimnik 1994
856:Dimnik 1994
715:Dimnik 1994
703:Martin 1993
684:Dimnik 1994
655:Martin 1993
643:Martin 1993
631:Martin 1993
619:Martin 1993
454:Desna River
450:East Slavic
426:Holy Virgin
350:Sea of Azov
284:Kievan Rus'
274:Early years
241:Kievan Rus'
229: 1035
137:(from 1054
134:Kievan Rus'
119:Predecessor
91:(from 1054
88:Kievan Rus'
73:Predecessor
1234:Categories
568:References
539:Belarusian
476:troops in
468:Duumvirate
411:Kassogians
407:Circassian
333:Tmutarakan
233:Tmutarakan
182:Eustaphius
555:Ukrainian
486:cathedral
474:Varangian
458:Chernigov
446:Severians
393:Varangian
354:Black Sea
268:Chernigov
237:Chernigov
170:Chernigov
129:Successor
83:Successor
1091:(1982).
478:Novgorod
421:druzhina
389:Khazaria
385:Sphengos
373:Izyaslav
362:emporium
352:and the
997:Sources
547:Russian
403:Rededia
358:steppes
42:Rededya
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501:Poland
442:Khazar
338:khagan
247:, the
224:(died
209:Mother
199:Father
161:Burial
48:(1943)
1224:1035
1220:1024–
1194:1035
1165:Rurik
526:Notes
513:Poles
493:Alans
396:Svein
313:Czech
193:Rurik
188:House
178:Issue
110:1024–
107:Reign
61:Reign
1142:ISBN
1123:ISBN
1100:ISBN
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1027:ISBN
1013:ISBN
448:—an
438:Kiev
235:and
156:1035
150:Died
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