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Principality of Pereyaslavl
Origins
Pereyaslavl, south-east of Kiev on the Trubizh river, was one of the oldest towns of Rus'. When Yaroslav the Wise died in 1054 he left it to his son Vsevolod, and it became a principality of its own, third in rank after Kiev and Chernigov.
Rule and society
Lying on the edge of the steppe, Pereyaslavl was a military land of fortresses and earthen walls defending Rus' against the Pechenegs and then the Cumans. Vladimir Monomakh ruled here from 1094 to 1113 and led campaigns deep into the steppe. The town was briefly the seat of a metropolitan in the 11th century.
Decline and legacy
Usually held by Monomakh's descendants as a stepping stone to Kiev, the principality declined in the 12th century. The Mongols sacked Pereyaslavl in 1239, and the land later passed to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The town, now Pereiaslav, is where the Cossack Hetmanate swore allegiance to Moscow in 1654.
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- Principality of Pereyaslavl was part of Kievan Rus'1054 CE – 1132 CE
- Principality of Pereyaslavl was conquered by Mongol Empire1239 CE
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