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Sviatoslav I
Sviatoslav I (942–972) was Grand Prince of Kievan Rus, famed for his successive campaigns: he defeated the Bulgars, Byzantine vassals, and Pechenegs,…
Timeline
- 945–964Kiev · Kievan RusAfter his father Igor was killed, Sviatoslav grew up under the regency of his mother Olga; around 964 he took personal rule and began conducting foreign wars independently.
- 965–972Lower Danube · Lower DanubeSviatoslav successively conquered Volga Bulgaria, attacked Byzantine Bulgaria, and penetrated deep into the Danube region; in 972 he was ambushed by Pechenegs near the Dnieper rapids, defeated and killed.
Sources
- Primary Chronicle (Tale of Bygone Years) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_Chronicle
- Sviatoslav I — Encyclopaedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sviatoslav-I