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Prelude to the Rise of Géza II of Hungary (1130s)

Type Event Region Central Europe Time 1131–1140

In the 1130s, under the blind King Béla II, Hungary consolidated royal power, suppressed noble rebellions, and settled the Cumans;…

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  1. 1131–1134Esztergom · HungaryBéla II acceded with the regency support of his wife Helena, suppressing the noble factions that had blinded him, executing rebellion leaders, and reorganizing the palace guard to consolidate Árpád royal dominance over the nobility.
  2. 1134–1138Transylvania · TransylvaniaHungary settled Cuman tribes that fled into its territory along the eastern and Transylvanian borderlands, both bolstering manpower and buffering nomadic threats; Crown Prince Géza, as Duke of Transylvania, participated in frontier governance and military mobilization.
  3. 1139–1140Buda · HungaryAs Béla II's health declined, Géza gradually took over government affairs and negotiated succession arrangements with the Church and nobles; after Béla's death in 1141, Géza succeeded smoothly, opening an era of expansion toward Byzantium and the Rus'.

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