Rise of Vladimir Monomakh and Restoration of Vsevolod I (1078)

Timeline

1. 1078Nezhatina Niva · UkraineTwenty-five-year-old Vladimir Monomakh and his father Vsevolod's combined forces defeated Izyaslav and his Polovtsian allies; Sviatoslav II was killed in battle, and the victory directly altered the succession order of the Grand Princely throne of Kiev.
2. 1078Kiev · KievAfter the battle, Vsevolod I ascended the throne of Grand Prince of Kiev for a third time, redistributed the territories of the various principalities, and established his dominant position among the Yaroslavich princes.
3. 1078–1080Rostov · Yaroslavl OblastVsevolod granted Vladimir rule over the northeastern lands of Rostov, Suzdal, and Pereyaslavl; Monomakh thus began independent rule, developing the upper Volga and Oka river basins.