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Byzantine-Kievan Rus' Alliance (1019)

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1019

In 1019 Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kiev concluded a military alliance with Byzantine Emperor Basil II against the Pechenegs and the Polish thr…

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  1. 1019Kiev · UkraineAfter a civil war among brothers, Yaroslav established his rule over Kievan Rus', facing pressure from the Pechenegs and Poland's Bolesław I, and sought Byzantine diplomatic and military support.
  2. 1019Constantinople · TurkeyBasil II and Yaroslav concluded an alliance through exchanges of envoys; Byzantium pledged coordinated action against nomadic peoples on the northern frontier, while Kievan Rus' provided military assistance and maintained political ties with the Orthodox world.
  3. 1019–1020Lower Danube · Danube basinUnder the alliance framework, Byzantine and Rus' forces fought together in the lower Danube, repelling Pecheneg raids and temporarily stabilizing the empire's northern frontier and the Rus' southwestern borderlands.

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