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Vladimir II Monomakh

Type Figure Region Rus Time c. 1053–1125 Also known as Vladimir II Monomakh、Владимир Всеволодович Мономах

Grand Prince of Kiev (c. 1053–1125) who reformed internal affairs, curbed his brothers' succession disputes, and left behind his Instruction to His S…

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  1. 1078–1093Chernigov · Kievan RusGranted appanages under his father Vsevolod I, he successively took part in campaigns against the Polovtsians and accumulated military and political experience in Chernigov and elsewhere.
  2. 1094–1113Pereyaslavl · Kievan RusHeld Pereyaslavl while his cousin Svyatopolk II was Grand Prince of Kiev, leading forces against the Polovtsians several times in the 1090s and taking part in councils and campaigns among the Rus' princes.
  3. 1113–1125Kiev · Kievan RusSucceeded after the death of Svyatopolk II, quelled a popular uprising in Kiev, restrained his brothers' appanages, and wrote his Instruction to His Sons summarizing his governing experience, transferring power to his sons in his later years.

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