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Civil War among the Yaroslavichi (1070s)

Type Event Region Eastern Europe Time 1073–1078

After Yaroslav the Great, his sons—the Yaroslavichi branches—fought over the Kievan grand princely throne and control of territories in a series of c…

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  1. 1073Kiev · KievSviatoslav II, Vsevolod I, and Bolesław II jointly staged a coup, imprisoning and exiling their eldest brother Izyaslav I; Sviatoslav took the Kievan grand princely throne, marking the Yaroslavichi conflict's entry into an open armed phase.
  2. 1076Kiev · KievIzyaslav I returned to Kiev with the military support of King Bolesław II of Poland, briefly recovering the grand princely title, but the disputes over power-sharing among the brothers remained unresolved, setting the stage for further warfare.
  3. 1078Nezhatina Niva · UkraineVsevolod I and his son Vladimir Monomakh defeated the allied forces of Izyaslav and the Cumans at Nezhatina Niva; Sviatoslav II fell in battle, and Vsevolod once again became grand prince of Kiev, reshaping the balance of the dynastic struggle.

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