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Caspian expeditions of the Rus'

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Rus', their chief riding on a donkey, made an unsuccessful sally after which they lost 700 warriors but evaded encirclement and retreated to the Bardha'a fortress, where they were besieged by the Muslims. Exhausted by the disease and the siege, the Rus' "left by night the fortress in which they had established their quarters, carrying on their backs all they could of their treasure, gems, and fine raiment, boys and girls as they wanted, and made for the Kura River, where the ships in which they had issued from their home were in readiness with their crews, and 300 Russes whom they had been supporting with portions of their booty." The Muslims then exhumed from the Rus' graves the weapons that had been buried beside the warriors.
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for the second time in one month. The Drevlians revolted and killed Igor in 944 or 945. Gumilev suggests that, while engaged in his successful Caspian expedition, Sveneld did not take part in Igor's unfortunate raid on Constantinople, which ended ignominiously. This scenario also explains the glaring
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The Rus' launched the first large-scale raid in 913. A fleet of 500 ships reached the southern shores of the Caspian Sea through the country of the Khazars. In order to secure a peaceful passage through the land of the Khazars, the Rus' promised the Khazars half of their spoils. They sailed down the
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in Sweden, referring to Swedish warriors who went out with Ingvar on his expedition to the Saracen lands, an expedition whose purpose was probably to reopen old trade routes, now that the Bulgars and the Khazars no longer proved obstacles. A stone to Ingvar's brother indicates that he went east for
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among the Rus'. Ibn Miskawaih writes that the Rus' "indulged excessively in the fruit of which there are numerous sorts there. This produced an epidemic among them . . . and their numbers began thereby to be reduced." Encouraged by the epidemic among the Rus', the Muslims approached the city. The
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and Rus', so several possibilities have been suggested. The Rus' had an interest in removing the Khazar hold on the Volga trade route because the Khazars collected duties from the goods transported by the Volga. Byzantine incitement also apparently played a role. Khazars were the allies of the
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then paid them much money to help suppress a revolt in Beylagan. Afterwards, the Rus' returned home. According to one source, in November 1031 the Rus' returned, but were defeated near Baku and expelled. The year of 1032 saw another Rus' raid into Shirvan; they were joined by the
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Map showing the locations of major Rus' raids around the Caspian Sea, mid-9th to mid-11th century. Blue dates indicate major Rus' raids; purple outline indicates area affected by the 913 Caspian invasion. Names of polities shown depict the situation c.
334:, pillaging the countryside as they went. An attempt to repel them as they lay in anchor near islands in the southwestern part of the Caspian Sea proved unsuccessful, and they were then able to roam and raid at will. Across the sea they raided at 396:, the capital of Arran. The Rus' allowed the local people to retain their religion in exchange for recognition of their overlordship; it is possible that the Rus' intended to settle permanently there. According to 735:
thought the invasion was initiated by the ruler of Darbent, Bek-Bars b. Muzaffar. According to Minorsky, "the initiative of Bek-Bars was independent of Kiev, and he must have used bands of free-lances (
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offer an increased tribute to fend off the invasion. Igor accepted, and had the Pechenegs plunder Bulgaria instead, while returning home to Kiev with lots of gold and other precious goods.
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region against Rus' incursions: "I have to wage war with them , for if I would give them any chance at all they would lay waste the whole land of the Muslims as far as
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raids took place in the late 9th and early 10th century. The Rus' undertook the first large-scale expedition in 913; having arrived on 500 ships, they pillaged in the
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in which a Varangian force participated around the same time; in the saga much legend is conflated with the historical facts. This expedition was launched from
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and selling them on the markets of Caspian towns; these merchants brought furs, honey, and slaves. Small groups of the Rus' even went on camels as far as
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Ibn Hawkal also wrote that the Rus', "are the ones who of old went to Andalus and then to Barda." The earlier attack on Muslim Spain by "a nation of the
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Christian (1999), pp. 297–298; Dunlop (1954). Artamonov proposed that the sack of Sarkel came after the destruction of Atil. Artamonov (1962), p. 428.
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Sviatoslav's campaign brought the prosperity and independence of Khazaria to an abrupt end. The destruction of Khazar imperial power paved the way for
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tells about the invasion of Shirvan in 1173 or 1174. In his odes, Khaqani names the Rus' and Khazars, Rus' and Alans, Rus' and Sarir as the invaders.
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in 1042 Ingvar the Far-Travelled led an unsuccessful large Viking attack against Persia with a fleet of 200 ships (around 15–20 thousand men).
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The Rus' first penetrated to the Muslim areas adjacent to the Caspian Sea as traders rather than warriors. By the early 9th century, the
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The conflict may also have been spurred by the Khazars' decision to close passage down the Volga in response to the raid of 943. In the
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or death. In the ensuing struggle, Maymun was driven from the city and forced to surrender the Rus' soldiers, but he returned in 992.
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gold but that he died in the Saracen land. Afterwards, no attempts were made by the Norsemen to reopen the route between the
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Perhaps some of the Rus settled in the region based on the History of Irkhan in which the inhabitants of Hadar and
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culture, greatly changing the demographics and culture of the transitional area between the forest and the steppe.
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The site of the Khazar fortress at Sarkel, sacked by Sviatoslav c. 965. Aerial photo from excavations conducted by
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describes the last expedition of the Vikings into the Caspian, dated to 1041 and possibly connected with the
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between 864 and 884. The Rus' sailed into the Caspian Sea and unsuccessfully attacked its eastern shore at
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suggested that the Rus' reached Baghdad as early as 800; this argument is supported by the finding of
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was the donkey-riding chief of the Rus' who attacked Bardha'a. Vernadsky identified Oleg with
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Information about the Rus' raids comes largely from Muslim sources, which use the
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was also frequently applied to all fair-haired, ruddy-complexioned populations of
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described the Rus' buying goods from the Khazars in the market areas on the lower
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The Kievan chronicle mentions that the fabulous richness of Sveneld's troops (
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for aid and a combined army, which also included the future Byzantine emperor
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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
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around 965, and possibly sacked (but did not occupy) the Khazar city of
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to dominate north-south trade routes through the steppe and across the
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mercenaries in this campaign, perhaps to counter the Khazars' superior
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region, in the territory of present-day Iran, and more to the west, in
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The first Caspian raid of the Rus' occurred sometime in the reign of
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The sources are not clear about the roots of the conflict between
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to sell their goods; their European slaves interpreted for them.
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In 1030, the Rus' raided the region of Shirvan; the ruler of
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among the Rus' that forced them to depart with their spoils.
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itself does not mention a Caspian expedition of any kind
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commemorates Scandinavians who died in the expedition of
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reached the Volga, which led them into the Caspian Sea.
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During their next expedition in 943, the Rus' captured
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The second large-scale campaign is dated to 943, when
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According to that document, Helgu went to 1977:origin primarily identified as speakers of 1525:(1945), "Khāqānī and Andronicus Comnenus". 1345: 1343: 1144: 1142: 1140: 1138: 914: 912: 541:is the only author who reports the sack of 180:) about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the 1953: 1939: 1931: 1661: 1647: 1639: 1405:. (transl. by Kalle Skov). Penguin Books, 1026: 1024: 1022: 1020: 926: 924: 521:. Sviatoslav destroyed the Khazar city of 403:The city was saved only by an outbreak of 188:. From there, they began trading with the 685:, twenty-three of them being in the Lake 27:Military raids from 9th to 11th centuries 628:estuary and had their principal home in 3018:Christianisation of Anglo-Saxon England 1161:, Zuckerman 257–268; Christian 341–345. 896: 830: 200:lands around the Caspian Sea along the 1473:The Vikings in History. Second edition 1185:absence of Sveneld's name from Igor's 1496:The Vikings in History. Third edition 1256:" is mentioned by al-Masudi. "Rus", 1067:. Mouton, 1994. 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Index

Caspian expeditions of the Rusʹ

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Nicholas Roerich
military raids
the Rus'
Caspian Sea
Iran
Dagestan
Azerbaijan
Serkland
Volga trade route
Viking
Gorgan
Gilan
Mazandaran
Khazars
Volga Delta
Volga
Bardha'a
Arran
dysentery
Sviatoslav
Kiev
Ingvar the Far-Travelled
Norsemen
northwestern Russia

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