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Polish Revival under Casimir

Type Event Region Europe Time 1034–1037

In the 1030s, Polish Duke Casimir I (the Restorer) returned from exile, gradually recovering territories seized by Bohemia, Kievan Rus', and others, …

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  1. 1034Lesser Poland · PolandAfter the death of Mieszko II Poland fell into fragmentation, and Casimir I spent his early years in exile in Germany. Around 1034 he returned to Poland, regathering support in Lesser Poland and beginning to resist foreign occupying forces such as Břetislav I of Bohemia.
  2. 1037Poland · PolandCasimir gradually recovered lost lands and suppressed separatist lords such as Miecław of Masovia. By around 1037 Poland's core territories were reunified under the Piast dynasty, creating the conditions for the later move of the capital to Kraków and the rebuilding of state institutions.

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