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Rise of the Vladimir-Suzdal Principality (1174)

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1174

After Grand Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky was assassinated in 1174, his brother Mikhail Yuryevich succeeded him, and the Vladimir-Suzdal Grand Principali…

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  1. 1174Bogolyubovo · Rus'Vladimir-Suzdal Grand Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky was assassinated at his palace in Bogolyubovo, creating a power vacuum in the strongest political center of northeastern Rus' as princes vied for succession.
  2. 1174–1176Vladimir · Rus'Andrei's brother Mikhail Yuryevich acceded in Vladimir, defeated some opposition, and continued his brother's policy of using Vladimir as the capital, further shifting the political center of northeastern Rus' away from Kiev.

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